Client Compatibility


MSN/Windows Live Messenger Icon

MSN/Windows Live Messenger (MSNP)


MSN 1 MSN 1

Supported 1 2
MSN 2 MSN 2

Supported 2
MSN 3 MSN 3

Supported 2
MSN 4 MSN 4

Supported 2
MSN 5 MSN 5

Supported 3
MSN 6 MSN 6

Supported 3
MSN 7 MSN 7

Supported 3
WLM 8 WLM 8

Supported 3
WLM 14/2009 WLM 14/2009

Supported 3 4
WLM 15/2011 WLM 15/2011

Partial Support 3 5
WLM 16/2012 WLM 16/2012

Partial Support 3 5
  1. This client can only use @hotmail.com e-mails by design. Logging in with usernames will be supported in the future.
  2. These clients do not use secure login; support for them needs to be manually enabled when making your account. We recommend using a throwaway password for these clients.
  3. These clients do not work on Windows XP/Vista/7 out of the box and require extra steps. This is because they use expired root certificates. Refer to the FAQ for a fix.
  4. This client does not work on Windows 11 24H2 out of the box. Use this tool to fix this.
  5. The implementation of these clients is incomplete, you are likely to experience issues.


Yahoo! Messenger Icon

Yahoo! Messenger (YMSG)


Y!M 3 Y!M 3

Unsupported
Y!M 4 Y!M 4

Unsupported
Y!M 5 Y!M 5

Supported 1
Y!M 6 Y!M 6

Supported 1
Y!M 7 Y!M 7

Partial Support 2 3
Y!M 8 Y!M 8

Partial Support 2
Y!M 9 Y!M 9

Partial Support 2
Y!M 10 Y!M 10

Unsupported
Y!M 11 Y!M 11

Unsupported
  1. These clients do not use secure login; support for them needs to be manually enabled when making your account. We recommend using a throwaway password for these clients.
  2. These clients do not work on Windows XP/Vista/7 out of the box and require extra steps. This is because they use expired root certificates. Refer to the FAQ for a fix.
  3. Only Yahoo! Messenger 7.5 is known to work. Other versions may not.


AOL Instant Messenger Icon

AOL Instant Messenger (OSCAR)


AIM 1 AIM 1

Partial Support 1 2
AIM 2 AIM 2

Partial Support 1 2
AIM 3 AIM 3

Partial Support 1 2
AIM 4 AIM 4

Partial Support 1 2
AIM 5 AIM 5

Partial Support 1 2
AIM 6 AIM 6

Unsupported
AIM 7 AIM 7

Unsupported
AIM 8 AIM 8

Unsupported
  1. These clients do not use secure login; support for them needs to be manually enabled when making your account. We recommend using a throwaway password for these clients.
  2. The implementation of these clients is incomplete, you are likely to experience issues.