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Freeware Chat Programs

Chatting may be the single most popular activity on the Net, outside of E-mail. Below we list a roundup of the Web's best and most popular free chat and instant messaging programs. We also include some of the more cutting-edge programs that allow you to assume the form of an avatar and roam around a three-dimensional "virtual reality" world, chatting with others.
And we haven't left out Webmasters, either. We also list many of the top free services that allow you to easily set up your own chat room on your Web site. We review additional similar programs in TheFreeSite.com's Webmaster Freebies section.

FreeJavaChat.com

Here, you can get a free, customized chat room for your Web site. FreeJavaChat.com offers Java-based chat rooms that include a feature-rich IRC-compliant Web interface. A big plus for this service is that it displays no ads.

MagChat

A fun freeware chat program that is easy to use. MagChat lets you swap audio clips and files with other users and includes lots of features, such as displaying news headlines and stock quotes. (For Windows).

Trillian

Are you tired of having an instant messaging program that always seems to be incompatible with the ones your friends use? Trillian is an outstanding free, ad-supported program that offers support for many different chat networks, including Facebook, Skype, Google, MSN, AIM, ICQ, XMPP, Yahoo!, and more. (For Windows).

ICQ

A must-have free instant messaging and chat program from Israel. ICQ's features could fill a book and include "awareness" (the ability to determine whether other people are online at a given moment). Available for Windows and Mac.

Active Worlds

This is a freeware browser that lets you access AlphaWorld, a unique, 3D virtual community populated by real people. The Active Worlds universe boasts thousands of users who you can chat with. You can explore over 100 worlds in real-time, high-color graphics. You can even own land and create buildings on your property, from a simple house to an elaborate palace (a process that is quite easy). (Available for Windows, Mac and Linux).

IntraMessenger

This freeware program lets you create your own Instant Messenger community. With IntraMessenger, companies, communities and other groups can create and control their own network of instant collaborative messengers. It's free for personal and commercial use.