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Bottom Line: 555

vortal reviewed vBuild 91 Beta on Jun 23, 2011

@CyberDoc999 - I could not agree more, this is an awesome feature but I have found that it was not detailing message from Hotmail but marking them as read and not showing them again, this fixed yet?

Generally like it but resources were (not now) an issue for me so I should check it out again.

4 stars for now based on prior usage, will try and remember to update again once I try out the latest version

infectiphibian reviewed vBuild 86 Beta on Dec 14, 2010

It's not freeware but adware!!

jorgosch reviewed vBuild 82 Beta on Sep 2, 2010

Pointless to publish updates for digsby here, since it autoupdates on startup. That said, it's a great messenger app!

kbsoftware reviewed vBuild 81 Beta on Aug 9, 2010

I understand it's easy to uncheck to not install all that crapware they try to include in the install etc. But we are only humans and sometimes make mistakes, no need for those mistakes to be costly.

And anyways, that's just an unacceptable policy or way to do business as far as I'm concerned. Just my opinion but when it comes to installing software on my computer, my opinion is the only one that counts, especially when there are great alternatives without the potential dangers or pitfalls.

Just my two cents before taxes..

CyberDoc999 reviewed vBuild 80 Beta on Jul 31, 2010

You can decline all of the adware and do a install without it .... it is so easy
a ten year old could do it

that e-mail thing that digsby does to show your emails and alow you to check and delete e-mail is the coolest thing ever I give it 10 stars

netean reviewed vBuild 79 Beta on Jun 15, 2010

I find it hard to rate Digsby, because when I used to use it, I really liked it.. It did have quite a high memory footprint, but some good features that I used often.
However, when they started bundling their crapware with the installer, I lost faith and that's the biggest problem. Digbsy has lost my trust, so I uninstalled it and have no plans to try again anytime soon. Particularly as they're still including junk with the installer.
When you lose trust in a company/program, I think it's hard to get it back. I moved on and use Trillian Astra now.

gwz40 reviewed vBuild 76 Beta on Mar 9, 2010

Digsby used to be one of the better clients out there. Now I consider it nothing more than malware and scam.

aruprc reviewed vBuild 76 Beta on Feb 18, 2010

If you are into social networking and have multiple accounts as well as use Facebook chat, this is the one for you.

DKDude reviewed vBuild 76 Beta on Feb 12, 2010

Great app, keep up the good work.

A fool wrote.
"Malware is never trivial." no but he is.

Somnambulator reviewed vBuild 75 Beta on Dec 15, 2009

there's no spyware or malware, it's got adware crap in the installer that you can disable. it also runs sort of a folding@home app by default that you can disable, though it's sort of buried in the options menus.

i still have my original installer for a year ago that didnt include any ad-ware, but it's not really a big deal since you can disable the toolbar installs.

digsby is a great great multi-protocol IM program. it has an auto-updater, support for every major and many minor protocols, great AIM-like interface, transparency, notifications that allow you to respond right in the popup box, and tabbed IMs.

i used pidgin for a few years before discovering this and i could never go back

Bess reviewed vBuild 75 Beta on Dec 15, 2009

It is safe at 100% (just check facebook's community)
i m using it since 1 year

gilpin152 reviewed vBuild 75 Beta on Dec 14, 2009

I have to agree with "aruprc" and "statm1". This program is safe and very useful. I've used it for over a year now and I haven't had any problems "malware, spyware" whatever you want to call it. Yes, it does ask if you want to install "bloatware" but you can say no and it won't install. The developers have to get paid somehow, right?, well that's how they get paid (by bloatware, aka advertising). If you don't like fine, but don't call it a "waste of time", cause its not and hasn't been a waste of MY time.

kbsoftware reviewed vBuild 75 Beta on Dec 14, 2009

Malware is never trivial.

I now recommend other chat clients like Trillian etc.

There's this guy going around robbing house, he has to make money someway. But an hour before doing so he leaves a note on your door giving you a choice, you can check off to either have your house robbed or not. So if I get robbed it's my fault, I'm the idiot because I had a choice.
My point is there's always other better ways to make revenue. Just because I have a choice doesn't mean what is being done is ok.
They give us a choice now but you watch in a few years that choice will be gone. Then they'll introduce something new, even more wrong and that will have a choice, well for a while anyways.

aruprc reviewed vBuild 73 Beta on Dec 12, 2009

One of the best clients out there which is improving daily. The spyware issue is trivial as Digsby gives you choice of not checking those options during install.

What digsby does, no other client can, that means handling and posting to social network from digsby itself, to Twitter, FB and other, considering all that, its resource use is quite low. It made a devout Pidgin user like myself convert and I miss Digsby big time in Linux. One of the reasons I boot into Windows just to use it. Its also very convenient with its pop out reply window, comes in handy when multi tasking. What they need to do is improve icon support and they need to add buddy pounce.

kbsoftware reviewed vBuild 73 Beta on Nov 17, 2009

Don't waste your time with this one any more, go with Astra Trillian, Pidgin or Miranda. They are all far better alternatives, and their method of revenue are not nasty.

kbsoftware reviewed vBuild 70 r24505 on Oct 8, 2009

There's nothing safe about digsby used to love this program now gone in the wind.

The ad-aware in the installer alone makes it unsafe, I really don't care if you can uncheck it it's unsafe for that reason alone. I will never blame the user alone for making errors I'm a 50/50 blamer.

Don't like it, too bad my recommendation to everyone I know and everyone who will hear me, stay away from Digsby.

statm1 reviewed vBuild 70 r24505 on Oct 7, 2009

Digsby has a whole new installer and is alot easier. It does by no means come with any bad software. It is perfectly safe to use Digsby.

KBSOFTWARE.. Prove its unsafe? Show me any smidgen of evidence? You CANT.. Because your just trying to trash a perfectly good piece of software for no reason.

kbsoftware reviewed vBuild 65 Beta on Sep 22, 2009

Digsby now comes with dangerous programs, highly recommend you forget this one and go to pidgin or some other chat program.

octbit reviewed vBuild 60 (r22564) on Aug 14, 2009

Malware/Adware infused trash.

kbsoftware reviewed vBuild 60 (r22564) on Aug 14, 2009

Blaming just the user is a cop-out. Users are responsible to some degree but the software company (Digsby in this case) is even more responsible for such junk to be available in the first place.
I understand they want and to some degree need to make money but there are far better ways, and more honest respectable ways.

But there is one piece of junk that you can't optout but have to disable.

Sorry folks but free is free, Digsby is not free the cost is just hidden, you pay with cpu and bandwidth.

I now recommend the freeware version of Trillian, Pigdin is fairly good too.

Second Shadow reviewed vBuild 60 (r22564) on Jun 27, 2009

Please read Aker's review (below), he's absolutely right. Let me quote part of his review:
"Digsby is a client that started on a noble path and later morphed into the ad-driven mess it is today. Upon install, you must click through what seems like an infinite number of adware installers, unselect them, and finally get to the actual application you downloaded in the first place".
I agree 100%

statm1 reviewed vBuild 60 (r22564) on Jun 27, 2009

Just to set Halc's reply straight.. The installer for digsby does come with options to install various pieces of crapware but its perfectly safe to click decline on everyone and digsby will work just fine..

Digsby gets paid whether you install them or not.

I REPEAT IT IS STRICTLY USER ERROR IF THIS CRAPWARE GETS INSTALLED. IT IS NOT DIGSBY's FAULT.

ravemanson reviewed vBuild 60 (r22564) on Jun 26, 2009

5 indeed.

dkratter reviewed vBuild 60 (r22564) on Jun 26, 2009

Definitely the best multi-protocol IM client out there. I switched from Pidgin to Digsby last year and couldn't be happier. It blows the rest out of the water.

gilpin152 reviewed vBuild 57 (r22224) on Jun 15, 2009

FYI...sometimes the problem comes from the user not the program. In this case, its the user. This program is fine. There is no ADs in the program itself (unlike AIM), only in the installer and if your to lazy to bypass (uncheck) them. Then thats your problem. I don't see an issue with this program. Its fast, smooth and easy to use and yes there is an alternative downloader to bypass the ADs completely like artfuldodga said. Just try b4 u assume anything. Good DAY to you all!!

halc reviewed vBuild 45 (r19635) on Jan 17, 2009

Unless you know what you are doing, stay away from this huge ad-bloat-ware installer with known security risks.

There are better options out there (Miranda, Pidgin, Trillian, etc).

Aker reviewed vBuild 45 (r19635) on Dec 22, 2008

Digsby is a client that started on a noble path and later morphed into the ad-driven mess it is today. Upon install, you must click through what seems like an infinite number of adware installers, unselect them, and finally get to the actual application you downloaded in the first place.

The Digsby account you have to make in order to use the client actually knows your passwords. If you ever request to change your password on the website, it will ask you to type in your IM protocol passwords to verify that they are correct. Why does Digsby need to store my information, including my various protocol passwords?

I have had trouble with file transfers in certain IM protocals, and I've noticed quite a bit of text-input bugs where strange characters start to appear for no reason.

All in all, Digsby is a good client, which is why it receives a rating above 1 for me. If the IM client was as bad as the adware and other business practices that are included in the Digsby package, I would not have given it a 2.

If Digsby were to remove the adware and discontinue storing user passwords for protocols, I would give Digsby a 4 rating. For now, I recommend Miranda IM or Pidgin as better alternatives for multiprotocal clients.

ninjeratu reviewed vBuild 45 (r19635) on Dec 22, 2008

Let me add to the below low score.

* Beware of all the adware, toolbars, "cleaners" and other crap the installer tries to install in this "freeware". In the EULA you give them permission to a lot of things not immediately appearant - including displaying ads in dubious forms. And this is the EULA of the main app. Be warned.
* Centralized storage of "settings". Read as: Digsby stores all logins and logs of all protocols and everything you do and type. For "your convenience" .. of course. Privacy nightmare and just pure BS to tie users to their service, which is ad based.
* And, yes, you need an account on the digsby site to use this at all!

It might be "free" as in "no monetary cost", but it certainly does come with far higher costs. This makes it less free than the truly free multi-protocol clients like Miranda.

Some people will probably still rate this as the greatest thing since sliced bread, because they either don't read EULAs and TOUs or don't care about the adwares and privacy issues.
The others will stay well clear of this.

stevember reviewed vBuild 43 on Dec 15, 2008

Best Multi client I've used, uninstalled Yahoo, MSN and Gtalk. Yes use all, work etc.

Greatest feature simple online / offline each client.

Plus Gmail support very handy.

some guy reviewed vBuild 43 on Dec 15, 2008

low foot print non bloat

daver18qc reviewed vBuild 39 (r19221) Alpha on Dec 9, 2008

I've tried Windows Live Messenger, Trillian, Miranda, aMSN, and so many others !

Now that i found Digsby, i'm not going back to any of them ^^

I absolutely love how it handles email accounts, with separate tray icons for each of them.

And for the folks who says it's slow like Java, i think you should tweak your computer a bit, because Digsby is the fastest and less memory intensive IM i've tried of the bunch above^^

(I'm using Windows XP SP3)

ninjeratu reviewed vBuild 39 (r19221) Alpha on Nov 26, 2008

Terrible! What Diam0nd said below.
It's slow and, IMHO, ugly.

And the person who tested Miranda and thought it bloated... Seriously. Stay of the drugs.

Diam0nd reviewed vBuild 39 (r19221) Alpha on Nov 26, 2008

Looks java, feels java, performs like java :|

netean reviewed vBuild 39 (r19221) Alpha on Nov 25, 2008

I really like this, it's constantly improving and just kinda works the way I'd expect it to.
ON the downside, it refuses to be able to check my IMAP email account and is a little heavier on the memory than I'd like (20mb) - still way, way less than pigin and much more inuitive (to me).

Couldn't get on with miranda, didn't like pigin and it's GTK requirement, Trillian was lovely but so old and Astra will be vapourware forever I think.

IMO Digsby, is far and away the best multi-chat IM around at the moment.

dazed reviewed vBuild 37 (r18971) Alpha on Nov 15, 2008

There sure are places where Digsby can be improved but I rate it as a "five" since I managed to move from a heavily bloated Miranda-install with tons of addons. Digsby doesn't have all features but I love it for its simplicity and multi-IM support.

The ability to group (and then handle) a contacts' ICQ, MSN, gmail etc. into one single contact is awesome. If you want a IM-solution that is easy to handle, check out Digsby.

Ryusennin reviewed vBuild 37 (r18971) Alpha on Nov 14, 2008

Promising but not (yet) on par with Pidgin. I'll keep it on my watchlist...

aruprc reviewed vBuild 34 (r18250) Beta on Oct 13, 2008

It takes time as it accesses all the settings from the server, also checks for updates, a minor annoyance but otherwise its coming out as the best contender, something Pidgin should be doing. It just needs Yahoo chat room support.

tbresson reviewed vBuild 33 (r18152) Beta on Oct 9, 2008

I really like the work that has been put into this program. It's free, it pretty and it has a ton of features but isn't bloated.

The problem with the program is the connection time. It takes forever for the program to connect and even after it's connected it still has to connect to the services.

I like the gmail feature but opening a mail from it will not give you the choice to delete the mail on the webpage, you'd have to click the icon and click delete. The preview is quite nice but it's slow compared to GmailNotifier that in my case always detects incoming mail faster.

There was some weird ICQ related bug but I found out via their forum how to work around, simply disable the error tooltips. No the best workaround but perhaps it's one of the fixed issues in this new beta build.

There's also some pretty weird stuff related to the groups you're able to make. I made a group called Facebook (I like that feature btw - really nice) and added my Facebook friend to this group when they came online. Later I realized I'd just simply put them in either a new group or add them along with a different IM protocol, like MSN or ICQ. This feature is also very nice. This means you can contact people no matter what IM they are using simply by doubleclicking on their name.

Sometimes though, the old "facebook" group turns up and I have to move people again even though I thought the group was empty (it displayed 0/0 and I even tried deleting it). I thought I might clean-up the online list by showing the offline buddies but it really didn't work for me.

All in all this is a great program with a lot of possibilities. It's still under development and it's bold to add features that requires to adept to other peoples software (GoogleTalk, ICQ, Facebok etc.) but it still has some issues. Nothing serious, except perhaps the connection time.

brain51983 reviewed vBuild 33 (r18152) Beta on Oct 8, 2008

Last time I tried Digsby it couldn't do multi conversation. Has this been fixed yet?

simko reviewed vBuild 33 (r18152) Beta on Oct 8, 2008

the best im to keep tabs on diffrent social networks.

FileTracker reviewed vBuild 32 (r17926) on Oct 5, 2008

Trillian is finished, Digsby is the new king

vincent326 reviewed vBuild 32 (r17926) on Sep 28, 2008

So far the best IM clients! Say goodbye to trillian!

bigmama reviewed vBuild 32 (r17926) on Sep 28, 2008

good
few releases but it did ,what, gaim and miranda try to do so many years.
by far the best multi network im

aruprc reviewed vBuild 32 (r17926) on Sep 27, 2008

I like it now, works good and fast with low mem consumption and is the only multi client to handle webcam via Tokbox. Good job Digsby.

some guy reviewed vBuild 32 (r17926) on Sep 26, 2008

the only one I use
non bloat and free:)

AbysmalTech reviewed vBuild 17257 Beta on Sep 12, 2008

I've been using this for over a month now after switching from using the official IM clients for just about each service. I wouldn't go back for anything. My most prized feature is the interoperability with Facebook and Twitter. It's also nice to be able to send e-mail directly from the chat window interface.

Two thumbs up given!

Shadow Wing reviewed vBuild 17257 Beta on Aug 29, 2008

This is easily the best IM program out there, and it's only in beta! Coming out of nowhere late last year, Digsby is very quickly becoming the solution people have been asking for over many years - smooth protocol interoperability, a ton of useful features, easily portable customization and frequent updates. Anyone knocking Digsby has either not even really tried it, or is a fanboy/fangirl of another IM program.

I've used every IM program out there - Digsby is the best!

Eric20 reviewed vBuild 17257 Beta on Aug 28, 2008

Love it!
Been using it since private beta.
The best IM software i have ever used bar none.
Now i just hope they don't fudge it up and add bloat on.

Letterman reviewed vBuild 17257 Beta on Aug 28, 2008

Getting better now! They are putting a lot of work to optimize it to the best.

darthbeads reviewed vBuild 16927 Beta on Aug 17, 2008

Scary Guy, you don't make even the slightest amount of sense, so I'm not even going to bother.

Scary Guy reviewed vBuild 16927 Beta on Aug 17, 2008

Doesn't say open source or anything about built in encryption/plug-ins = total lack of interest from me. I'm not even going to bother.

purplehaze32 reviewed vBuild 16927 Beta on Aug 16, 2008

Easily my favorite multi-protocol IM around. Cam support would be nice, but I rarely use that anyway. Yeah, it's a memory hog, but compared to having MSN, Yahoo, AND AIM all open, what's the big deal? Miranda got too buggy for me, and Trillian's stuck in the Win98 ice age until they finally release Chinese D....er, Duke Nukem F....er, Astra.

Tarun. reviewed vBuild 16927 Beta on Aug 16, 2008

Looks nice and everything, and I would love to use it if it didn't require an account.

I'm sorry but I refuse to trust a program which will store my settings (and most likely passwords and other critical information) on their servers just to use other protocols like AIM, MSN, Yahoo, etc. It's supposedly for convenience of going from one computer to another, but they could easily do that using an XML or INI file that you can take with you to make this a portable IM client. Even Pidgin with it's GTK can be portable.

VictorAnderson reviewed vBuild 16927 Beta on Aug 15, 2008

It doesn't use the native audio/video chats, so those don't work unless the other person has digsby too. And it eats up waaay to much memory.
For now, Trillan still seems to be king-of-the-hill.

speedwaystar reviewed vBuild 15142 on Jul 24, 2008

The most recent build has a tiny drop-down link on the final page of the installer which hides:

X Make Google Powered Digby Search my home page
X Make Google Powered Digsby Search my search page

(ticked by default)

Earlier builds openly displayed these options. One has to question why the authors have decided to hide what amounts to a browser hijack behind an innocuous "Extra settings" link.

BOTOX reviewed vBuild 15142 on Jul 22, 2008

Changed my startpage of IE7...unacceptable.

Nikkie reviewed vBuild 15142 on Jul 12, 2008

I really like this but please work on the upgrade issue.I upgraded when it told me there was a newer version and when i went to start it back up it wouldn't open.I have tried this a few times and it keeps doing this.Otherwise, I will uninstall all of my other programs for this.It is pretty complete for me and looks pretty good.Overall,This is very user friendly.

aruprc reviewed vBuild 15142 on Jul 1, 2008

Good promising interface and lots of features but gets a 3 from me due to high mem consumption ranging from 60mb at start going up to 150mb, too high for a stand alone multi IM. Till they weed out the memory issues which is also discussed in their forums I stick to my Pidgin.

Letterman reviewed vBuild 15142 on Jun 25, 2008

The best MultiIM out here.