Instantbird is a simple and easy to use instant messaging client with support all the major networks. The program has a tabbed interface and similar look and feel to Firefox/Thunderbird (uses the Mozilla codebase), and includes support for customization using themes and add-ons.
Available networks include AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Twitter, Facebook, XMPP, IRC, ICQ, and more.
Instantbird Portable is a version in PortableApps.com format.
NOTE: this program hasn't been updated since 2013 and may contain security vulnerabilities.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | No. In the event of a crash, saves info to AppData |
Unicode support: | Yes |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: |
GPL and Mozilla tri-license (MPL 1.1/GPL 2.0/LGPL 2.1) |
How to extract: | Download the self-extracting EXE and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InstantbirdPortable.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | Pidgin |
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webfork
on 2011-11-15 22:30
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Love the simplicity, ease of use, familiar look and feel, but the program doesn't reconnect when there's a connection problem (I have a bad one) so I'm constantly restarting the program. |