google messenger
Instant messaging
- Chat with all of your Google Talk and Gmail contacts in real time.
Free PC-to-PC voice chat
- You can talk to anyone else for free who's online and has the Google Talk client.
Send and receive voicemails
- If the person you're calling isn't available, you can leave a voicemail.
Unlimited file transfers
- Send files to your contacts. There are no file size or bandwidth restrictions.
Gmail notifications on your desktop
- When you're signed into Google Talk, you'll be notified of new messages in your Gmail inbox.
Gmail Chat
Built-in chat- Gmail has chat built right in, so you can easily switch between emailing and instant messaging with your contacts.
Video chat
- See and hear your friends with high quality video.
Voice chat
- Free PC-to-PC voice calls to any of your Gmail contacts.
Invisible mode
- Appear to be offline when you don't want to be interrupted.
Group chat
- Invite multiple people to chat with you in a group.
Chat history
- If you use Google Talk with a Gmail account and all of your chats are saved to a searchable archive in Gmail.
Reply by chat
- When the contact who sent you an email is online (in Google Talk or Gmail), you have the option to reply to that person by chat.



