New Google Talk Beta

New Google Talk Beta is now available - Download - Read more

File transfers

Google Talk allows you to send files to your friends, right from your chat window! You can share photos, videos, or documents with the click of a button - there's no restriction on file size or file type. Sending a photo will insert a preview of the image directly into the chat session, so that your friend can see it right away. Other file types can be opened from the chat window, and will launch in their default application*. They'll also be saved to your hard drive for later.

Google Talk Voicemail

Want to call your friend, but they're not available in Google Talk? Would it be easier to explain something out loud than to write a long email? Leave a voicemail!

Google Talk allows you to leave a voicemail for any of your contacts, whether they're logged in to Google Talk or not. Ramble on for up to 10 minutes, and they'll be able to retrieve your message from their Gmail account at any time. You can even send a message straight to their voicemail without first ringing them.

To leave a message, call a contact and let it ring - voicemail will pick up after 4 rings. Or, click the down arrow from any profile card or chat window to access the options menu and select Send voicemail.

Listening music? I want to listen too!

If you'd like to show your contacts what music you're listening to at that very moment, select Show current music track from your status drop-down menu.

Your status will automatically update each time your supported music player starts a new song, listing the track name and artist information.

Which players are supported for music status?

We currently support the latest version of the following music players:

* iTunes
* Windows Media Player
* Winamp
* Yahoo Music Engine