IM+

by SHAPE Services for Windows 8

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A multi-service chat client

IM+ is a chat client that integrates all of your favorite chat services into one app.

If you have friends that you chat with across multiple services, it can be tough trying to keep up with them all. IM+ accesses your accounts from popular services like Facebook, Google, and AIM to bring all of your chats into one application.

The interface of IM+ is a bit simple but it does the job. Still, it feels like the developers could have taken a look at all the wasted space and the layout of the chats to make it look and feel less spread out. There also aren’t very many options to adjust in IM+, which can be a good and bad thing. It’s good that IM+ is simple but bad that there’s no customizations. It would be nice to see some options to change backgrounds and window layouts.

Chatting in IM+ works well. It works like a columned email client with a chat list on the left and the chat window on the right. This makes it easy to see at a glance all the chats and contacts that you have. IM+ also features notifications so you know when someone has responded while you’re in another application.

Overall, IM+ is a solid chat client but doesn’t offer anything compelling over stand-alone chat clients.