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Softonic Rating:
Very good:8/10
License:
Free
Added:
February 18, 2008
Updated:
April 8, 2008
Publisher:
Website
File size:
17.7 MB
Downloads:
1,258
Elena Santos

“Merge IM, email and social network accounts under one interface”

by Elena Santos

Let's face it: most of us have more online accounts than we can control. Email addresses, instant messaging clients, social networking sites… do you really have time to catch up with all of them?

If you don't, then you need Digsby, a revolutionary all-in-one IM client with which you can handle all your online contacts under the same interface, even if they belong to different networks. OK, this is probably not that revolutionary, but the real surprise comes when you realize you can also add your email accounts, no matter if they're online or POP3 based, and also your personal profiles in Facebook and MySpace. The result is that Digsby enables you to control pretty much every aspect of your online social life in a very easy way.

After installing the program, you can start adding as many accounts as you want in order to handle them from Digsby. This includes AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, Google Talk, ICQ, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail, Facebook, MySpace and more. Despite the amount of supported services, they're presented in a very clear, uncluttered interface and organized in tabs. You'll be able to chat with your buddies via IM and also check and organize your email without even having to open your browser. Everything worked fine except for Facebook, which kept on showing a "Connecting…" message though the widget was up and working on my Facebook profile. My ICQ account didn't seem to respond either, but I guess it's got something to do with the fact that Digsby is still in beta stage.

Digsby saves chat history, supports file transfer and features an extended settings menu from which you can tweak the program's appearance and performance. The only drawback I found, besides the Facebook connectivity issue, was the lack of speed when starting the program and logging in. But then again, it's well worth it.

With Digsby you'll be able to manage all your online accounts for email, IM and social networks under a single interface, making it much easier and faster for you to stay in touch with your friends.

Languages:

English

Notes:

Digsby is currently in private beta. We've contacted the developers and they've been so kind as to provide us with 1,000 free invites for our users to test Digsby. Simply download the program and use "softonic" as invite code during the installation process.

Recent changes in Digsby:

  • Added Twitter support
  • Added audio/video chat across IM networks
  • Added inline spell checking in English with more languages coming soon
  • Added a “Listening To” status to show what song is playing in Winamp or iTunes
  • Added Block/Unblock to the right click menu of a buddy and the dropdown menu in an IM window
  • Added preferences for what Digsby should do when running full screen applications like games
  • Lots of bug fixes

OS requirements for Digsby:

  • OS: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista
Pros
  • Control IM, email and social network accounts from one single interface
  • Support for the most popular online services
  • Clear, organized interface
  • Very complete settings menu
Cons
  • A bit slow when logging in
  • Facebook doesn't work properly with Digsby
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From the publisher of Digsby

Digsby is an easy to use IM client that helps you organize everything under one roof! It lets you log in to your existing AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk and Jabber accounts, merging everything into one buddy list! But that’s just the beginning. Add your email and social network accounts and almost everything you need to know about your online world is just one click away!


Instant Messaging

digsby is a multiprotocol IM client that lets you chat with all your friends on AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, and Jabber with one simple to manage buddy list.

Email Notifications

digsby is an email notification tool that alerts you of new email and lets you perform actions such as 'Delete' or 'Report Spam' with just one click.

Social Networking

digsby is a social networking tool that alerts you of events like new messages and gives you a live Newsfeed of what your friends are up to.

Posts about Digsby in our blog

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Reviews for Digsby in other languages

  • Digsby (Testbericht auf Deutsch)
  • Digsby (Análisis en español)
  • Digsby (Le test en français)
Softonic Rating:Very good
10/10

User Rating

5 ratings
Usability
  • Currently 10/10.
Stability
  • Currently 8/10.
Installation
  • Currently 9/10.
Functionality
  • Currently 10/10.
Appearance
  • Currently 10/10.

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