IP Messager

IP Messager is a software tool which provides a simple means of sending and receiving messages and files, using your LAN connection.

This utility is portable, which means that you are not required to go through the installation process. Moreover, you should know that the Windows registry and Start menu/screen are not going to suffer any kind of changes, and no leftovers will remain upon its removal from the drive.

If you copy the program files to a USB flash drive or other portable storage unit, you make it possible to take IP Messager anywhere with you, and use it on the fly, on any PC you have been granted access to.

The interface you are greeted by presents a plain and simple interface, as it is comprised of a few buttons, a pane in which to view contacts and another one in which you can write your messages. It becomes quite clear that all types of users can learn how to handle it, without facing any kind of difficulties.

This software app enables you to change your user name, text encoding and port number, choose an icon from a built-in list, and view logs. It is possible to send and receive messages, as well as files and folders. The latter ones can be uploaded with the help of a built in file browser and the “drag and drop” function.

The system’s performance is not going to be hindered, as the CPU and memory usage is low. Help contents are not provided, yet when considering how simple it is to use this program, it becomes quite clear that they are not actually necessary.

To conclude, IP Messager is a pretty efficient piece of software which is suitable to both power and novice users. The response time is good and our tests did not pick up on any kind of errors, freezes or crashes. Nonetheless, it lacks many options that other similar products enclose.