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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: May 24, 2004
- Total Downloads: 9,633,993
- Downloads last week: 23,690
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1030 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Of all the chat clients tied to a portal, Yahoo delivers the most impressive messaging experience. Its network is intelligently integrated, its chat features are smart and intuitive, and its extras are often genuinely interesting. If you're a Yahoo user, you'll have access to all the information you store in your Yahoo profile, including your calendar, address book, and customized news. Messaging is about as straightforward as it gets, and message archives are handy, though not always easy to sift through. Though the program's animated emoticons and "IMVironments" could come across as cheesy and irrelevant, they turn out to be surprisingly winning. One great example of the integrated network supporting interesting extras is the Yahoo Photos IMVironment, which lets you share photos you have stored online right in the messaging window. Alas, ads appear in the multiuser chat window, although thankfully not in the one-to-one messaging window. The latest version of YIM offers VoIP calling to other Yahoo users and allows you to leave voice messages and check call history. Watch the CNET video review of Yahoo Messenger:
Publisher's description
From Yahoo :Yahoo Messenger is a free service that allows you to see when friends come online and send them instant messages. It also can alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Personals account, or when you have upcoming events recorded in Yahoo Calendar. Yahoo Messenger offers firewall support, a standby mode that minimizes the program until an Internet connection is made, the ability to save and print your conversations, and a tabbed interface that provides quick access to your favorite stocks, news, and sports scores.
Other features include the ability to create a chat room automatically, stock price alerts, the ability to send messages to friends (even if they're not online when you are), a Quick Compact mode that hides the Messenger tools to maximize your viewing area, Messenger Themes, and voice chat, which allows you to talk for free to anybody else on the Internet. Using a Webcam, you can see who you're chatting with or view the Webcam of any Yahoo member who has granted you access. The latest version adds Launchcast Radio, Yahoo Games, Yahoo Audibles, and stealth settings.
Note: The Download Now link will open a new window, from which Yahoo Messenger will automatically begin installing. Remain connected to the Internet to complete installation.
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User reviews of Yahoo Messenger 6.0
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 1030 votes
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Yahoo Messenger 6.0
"Greatest Instant Messenger EVER!"
Pros: Has a very attractive interface and is easy to use. Has a lot of clever options for chatting, and information is well presented
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Yahoo Messenger 6.0
Pros: i try yahoo messenger 6.0 and its very nice and easy to use. clear voice and clear vedio chat. its free. i will give yahoo messenger 6.0 5 stars.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Yahoo Messenger 6.0
Pros: The interface is very nice, and very aesthetically pleasing. This IM client allows individual stealth settings, so if the occasion should ever happen, and you wanted to avoid a particular user, you could do so. The IMvironments are nice, and you can get some interesting ones. The avatars are very nice, and extremely customizable.
Cons: The only gripe I have about this is that I wish Yahoo would offer a direct download of the install file. Other than that, this messenger is probably the best of the big three now.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Yahoo Messenger 6.0
Pros: Easy to install. Easy to configure. Has 'MANY' great features. Great interface. A very 'COOL' messenger. Thanks Yahoo...
Cons: Absolutely 'ZERO' complaints...
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Version: Yahoo Messenger 6.0
Pros: The chatting features are good, but I recommend MSN Messenger.
Cons: Audio quality sucks, Skype and MSN win there
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