Features
Check out the chart below to see all of the features that are available in the various versions of Yahoo! 7 Messenger. Or use the menu below to view features for a specific version.
| WIN | Mac | Web | Communication |
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 | | | Instant Messaging: Send text messages in real-time to your friends on Yahoo! 7 or Windows Live™ Messenger. |
| | Chat Rooms: Join a chat room to meet new friends while you discuss your favourite topics. |
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| Photo Sharing: Share photos from your desktop or Flickr, then discuss them over IM while you and a friend view them together. |
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| | PC-to-PC Calls: Make a voice call to another Yahoo! 7 Messenger user for free (microphone and speakers/headset required). |
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| | Webcam: Plug in your webcam to share live video with your friends on Yahoo! 7 Messenger. |
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| | IM Conferencing: Instant message with many friends at once in a conference room (includes voice capabilities, where available). |
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| | | IM with Friends on Other Networks: IM with friends who use Windows Live™ Messenger, Reuters Messaging, and Lotus Sametime — right from Yahoo! 7 Messenger. |
| | File Transfer: Send files instantly to a friend while you IM (2 GB limit). |
| XP | Mac | Web | Productivity |
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| | IM Forwarding to Mobile: When you sign out of Messenger, have new IMs sent to your phone as text messages. |
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| | | Contact Search Bar: Quickly find a contact to IM, call or more. |
| | Yahoo! 7 Search: Start a web search right from your Yahoo! 7 Messenger window. |
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| Yahoo! 7 Address Book: View and edit your Yahoo! 7 Address Book information for your contacts right from Messenger. |
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| | | Stealth/Privacy Settings: Make yourself appear online to some friends, and offline to others. |
| | Yahoo! 7 Mail alerts: Get notified when a new Yahoo! 7 Mail message arrives. |
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| | Voicemail: When friends call you on Yahoo! 7 Messenger, they can leave you a voicemail if you're unavailable. |
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| | | Message Archiving: Maintain a private archive of your IM conversations. |
| | | Tabbed IM Windows: Reduce desktop clutter by organising multiple conversations into a single window. |
| | Buzz Alert: Get your friend's attention with a click of the Buzz button. |
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| Yahoo! 7 Updates: Get real-time updates in Yahoo! 7 Messenger about what your friends are posting online, reviewing and generally buzzing about |
| XP | Mac | Web | Fun & Personalisation |
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| Plug-ins: Add content, services and games to Messenger that you can enjoy on your own, or with friends while you IM. |
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| Audibles: Send an animated, talking character to a friend to liven up your IM conversation. |
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| | | Emoticons: Express your feelings with these animated, smiling faces. |
| | | Avatars: Represent yourself with a stylised, graphic image where you can choose the hair, clothing and more. |
| | | Display Images: Display an image to represent yourself to your friends. |
| Skins: Choose a different skin to give your IM world a new look. |
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| IMVironments: Liven things up with interactive, themed backgrounds in the IM window. |
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| Yahoo! 7 Games: Play a game of pool, backgammon, checkers and more with a friend while you IM. |
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| | | Custom Status Messages: Tell your friends what you're doing, seeing or feeling by customising your online status message. |
| Custom Ringtones: Assign ringtones to different callers, or upload your own audio files to use. |
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| | | Customisable Fonts & Colours: IM with a font, colour and style that suits your personality. |
| Sound Effects & Soundtrack (During Voice Calls): Throw a sound effect in while you're on a call or upload a music file to play as a soundtrack in the background. |