Jitsi Portable

The Internet brought about many things, and considerably improved the way we get in touch with each other. Instant messaging applications allow you to set up text and voice calls. For instance, Jitsi Portable is a software utility which lets individuals chat with other people, through different protocols, such as SIP, Facebook, AIM, MSN, Yahoo! and XMPP.

You are not required to install this tool, as it represents the portable counterpart of Jitsi. This means you can easily drop the program files to a USB flash drive and double-click the executable in order to run it on any computer you have access to.

Another important aspect is that Jitsi Portable is not going to affect in any way the Windows registry and Start menu/screen, and there will be no leftover files upon its removal.

The UI is intuitive and consists of a menu bar, your profile, status, and a panel in which to view your contacts. Aside from that, it can be used by any type of person, be them experienced or not.

This utility enables you to take advantage of a search function, show or hide call history and offline buddies, create conference calls, turn sound on or off, visit chat rooms, add contacts and groups, as well as establish call forwarding and auto answer.

There are many keyboard shortcuts you can take advantage of, or customize, so that you can perform actions much faster. It is also possible to tweak the quality of the video and audio, launch app at system startup, select tones for each event and establish a secure connection for your calls.

To conclude, Jitsi Portable is a useful piece of software, with a simple-to-use interface, feature-rich environment and good response time. Our tests did not reveal any errors or crashes.