The popular Instant Messenger ICQ is a free tool for chatting, exchanging files, or video and audio-conferencing with friends and acquaintances. ICQ supports offline messages and multi user chat and offers a wide range of public chat rooms. The software now also includes an SMS function.

Conclusion

The free Instant Messenger ICQ is very popular with younger users due to its funny Flash animations and emoticons. With text messaging, VoIP, video chat and the newly-integrated social networking features, the tool offers numerous possibilities – no matter whether ICQ users or not – to communicate and stay in touch.