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Communications for Mac

You'll find all the latest e-mail software and chat clients at CNET Download.com, as well as e-mail utilities and spam filters, VoIP software, Web phones, Webcam applications, and everything else you'll need to reach out and touch someone. See all 2,459 products in this category. See all 2,459 products in this category.

for the week of: November 22Downloads
  1. 1.
    Camfrog Video Chat

    Web Phones & VoIP Software5,586

  2. 2.
    Mac Messenger

    Chat1,635

  3. 3.
    ManyCam Virtual Webcam

    Webcam Software1,627

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  5. Essential apps for your iPhone.
  6. 5.
    Skype

    Web Phones & VoIP Software1,233

  7. 6.
    iChat AV

    Chat1,001

  8. 7.
    aMSN

    Chat863

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  10. 8.
    Adium

    Chat611

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Release date
  1. Intego Personal Antispam X5 Nov 25

    E-mail Software

  2. Mozilla Thunderbird Nov 24

    E-mail Software

  3. Ofaco Nov 24

    E-mail Utilities

  4. Phone Amego Nov 24

    Web Phones & VoIP Software

  5. Zimbra Collaboration Suite Nov 24

    E-mail Software

  6. AIM for Mac Nov 24

    Chat

  7. Emailchemy Nov 24

    E-mail Software

  8. MailSteward Nov 23

    E-mail Utilities

  9. Phone Plugins Nov 23

    SMS Tools

  10. 1st Mac Mailer Nov 22

    E-mail Software

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  1. 1.
    Adium

    Multi-protocol instant messaging client.

  2. 2.
    SurplusMeter

    Keep track of Internet traffic volume.

  3. 3.
    Mailplane

    Brings Gmail to your desktop.

  4. 4.
    Postbox

    Read and organize email faster with this social networking-enabled client.

  5. 5.
    SpamSieve

    Bayesian spam filter for most email clients.

  6. 6.
    Proteus

    Chat using accounts on multiple instant-messaging services.

  7. 7.
    Mozilla Thunderbird

    E-mail and newsreader with customizable themes.

  8. 8.
    ManyCam Virtual Webcam

    Use your webcam with multiple apps & add cool graphics & effects to video.

  9. 9.
    VoxOx

    Unify all of your communication channels into a single, intuitive interface.

  10. 10.
    Gizmo5

    Make VoIP calls online and record them.

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an introduction to Communications

The Internet is all about communication. From e-mail software to chat clients to the latest in VoIP software, Download.com's Communications category has everything you need to reach out and touch someone.

Of course you use e-mail, but which e-mail program should you use? A number of e-mail programs are free, from the venerable Microsoft Outlook Express to our current favorite, Mozilla Thunderbird. Thunderbird supports IMAP and POP mail protocols and can handle all your RSS feeds. It features cutting-edge antiphishing and spam filters in addition to advanced security features such as S/MIME, digital signing, and message encryption.

You'll also want to download all the latest e-mail extensions, such as spam filters and programs that notify you when e-mail is sent to your online accounts.

If you're too impatient for e-mail, chat software allows real-time communication between any two PCs. Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, MSN Messenger (soon to be Windows Live Messenger), and AOL Instant Messenger are the major players in the chat market, with ICQ still a popular choice among hard-core chat fans.

If your friends use different clients and you don't want to install them all, Trillian lets you chat with everyone regardless of chat platform, including IRC-based chat rooms.

Of course, why bother typing e-mails when you can just talk to someone over your PC? Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, allows you to turn your PC into a Web phone to call other Internet-connected PCs and talk as long as you want at no charge. Programs such as Skype, GloPhone, and BuddyTalk are painless to install and easy to use, and all three allow you to place calls to regular phones by signing up for a calling plan. For more information, check out the Download.com guide to Net Phones.