Shareware Join real streaming video chat rooms where you can hear, see and chat with many people at a time. Camfrog enables multi-user videoconferencing where you can join a room with up to 1,000 users and just click a user name to begin seeing someone.
Requires: Windows
2000, XP or Vista
Gizmo Project 4.0.4
Freeware Use your Internet connection (broadband or dial-up) to make calls to other computers. With the click of a mouse, you're connected to friends, family and colleagues anywhere on earth. It's just that simple. For as long as you want and for free.
Requires: Windows
2000, XP or Vista
Pidgin 2.5.2
Freeware Multi-platform instant messaging program. Pidgin can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AIM, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.
Requires: Windows
2000, XP or Vista
Digsby build 37
Freeware Keeping up to date with friends online is far more than just exchanging messages with instant messaging software. Digsby is at first glance an instant messaging client, but one that also comes with several tools for social networking online.
Requires: Windows
2000, XP or Vista
PeerAware 1.03
Freeware Find and download documents shared by peers across connected workspaces. Documents, spreadsheets and presentations are indexed by content and shared from your computer.
All communication in is initiated from the group chat area.
Requires: Windows
2000, XP or Vista
Skype 3.8.0.188
Freeware When it comes to making free calls across the internet using Voice over IP technology, Skype is certainly leading the pack. With almost 26 million people having downloaded the software, Skype is the most used free internet application.