Google TalkDeveloped by Google Inc.
Category » Communications
» Chat & Instant Messaging
- Latest version:
- 4.90.3000
- License type:
- Freeware
- Home page:
- www.google.com/talk
- Release date:
- November 30, 1999
- Used by:
- 349 members & 6637 guests
Google Talk 1.0 for Windows offers many features for communicating with your friends and family. It is available in multiple languages, but most of the main features are available only in the English version of Google Talk. So let's review that version to be fair.
As the developers say on their website, with Google Talk 1.0, you can enjoy Instant messaging and free PC-to-PC voice calls. To add to that, you can also send and receive voicemails (if the person you're calling isn't available), file transfers, and gmail notifications on your desktop for new messages in your email inbox (almost in real time).
The program is easy to use, fast, and very light on resources. Nothing to say. The voicemail feature is very useful. It allows you to leave a voicemail for any of your contacts, no matter if they're logged in or not. You can talk up to 10 minutes, and they'll be able to retrieve your message from their email account. Both voice calls and voicemail have crystal clear voice quality.
Using Google talk with Gmail could be a great experience. Gmail offers built-in chat using the Google Talk network, so you can chat anytime with someone who's checking his/ her email. Moreover, if you use Google Talk with a Gmail account, all of your chats will be saved to a searchable archive in Gmail, far better than saving you chat history on your hard disk.
Another reason to use Google Talk is because it uses open standards for instant messaging (Jabber/XMPP protocol) and voice calling. That means anyone can build applications for the Google Talk network. You can use clients like Adium, Pidgin, iChat, Kopete, Miranda, Psi or Trillian Pro to chat with people using Google Talk.
Some things we've missed this time were the lack of contact sorting and webcam support. The biggest tragedy: Google Talk is only for Windows. If you want to use Google Talk on platforms like Linux, you will have to use the Gadget version or another client.
To conclude, I can say that this chat client will appeal to those who actually prefer bare necessities, and it won't catch the eye of those who like to chat on IM programs just for fun.
Advantages:
- Lightweight and fast
- Crystal clear communication
- User friendly interface
- No ads
Disadvantages:
- Only for Windows platform
- Always uses Internet Explorer
- No webcam support
- No contact groups
Reviewed by: Claudio Sánchez
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Comments 
Guest #408025 says Last month #
i have used this with firefox the whole time i have had it and i
love
love
Guest #150954 says 2 months ago #
Chat client for googles jabber network. Was using pidgin but kept
disconnecting me. Could have been my wifi but this one seems more
stable. Basic but does the job.
disconnecting me. Could have been my wifi but this one seems more
stable. Basic but does the job.
drthaunghtike says 2 months ago #
It is a very nice tool for chatting and everything. I wish it could
be improved so that we can make calls to mobiles/fixed line phones
as well as SMS to wherever we want.
Better still I wish it will come to a day gtalk supports web cams as
well.
be improved so that we can make calls to mobiles/fixed line phones
as well as SMS to wherever we want.
Better still I wish it will come to a day gtalk supports web cams as
well.
drthaunghtike says 2 months ago #
It is a very nice tool for chatting and everything. I wish it could
be improved so that we can make calls to mobiles/fixed line phones
as well as SMS to wherever we want.
Better still I wish it will come to a day gtalk supports web cams as
well.
be improved so that we can make calls to mobiles/fixed line phones
as well as SMS to wherever we want.
Better still I wish it will come to a day gtalk supports web cams as
well.
Guest #182289 says 3 months ago #
This is very good.
but shuold me more interactive and should allow other emails id to
commuinicate with
i means other messanger. basicllay it much faster than other
messanger but i dont like the UI very much
thanks Parkash Arjan from pakistan
plz also define what is rating criteria here 1 means high or five
means high
i am consedering 1 is high
but shuold me more interactive and should allow other emails id to
commuinicate with
i means other messanger. basicllay it much faster than other
messanger but i dont like the UI very much
thanks Parkash Arjan from pakistan
plz also define what is rating criteria here 1 means high or five
means high
i am consedering 1 is high
Excellent basic chat if you don't need webcam or audio chat.Highly recommended.
Google: Are you listening or crawling this page? Add video and
audio support for an outstanding product!
Oops, forgot to change rating to 4 stars! **** 
Laura says Last month #