Overview
What is Yahoo! Messenger?
Yahoo Messenger is a free service that allows you to see when friends come online and send them instant messages.
In depth
A closer look at Yahoo! Messenger
It can also alert you to new e-mail in your Yahoo Mail or Yahoo Personals account, or when you have upcoming events recorded in Yahoo Calendar.
Verdict
Should you download Yahoo! Messenger?
Yahoo! Messenger runs on
9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Freeware
license
— the installer is 4.6 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Chatting and IRC.
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At a glance
Yahoo! Messenger specifications
- Last updated
- Mar 12, 2025
- License
- Freeware
- Operating system
- 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/Windows 10/11
- File size
- 4.6 MB
- Price
- Free
- Page views
- 1039
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