Update Status, Receive Notification & Join Chat To Facebook From Desktop Via fTalk [Featured]

Just like a power Facebook user, if you can’t leave it for a moment then you must have been disgusted with the latest Facebook changes. They are bringing changes every now and then and most of the time it makes no sense of this slight changes! Like now, the Chat box is a really big issue. Also with may other things. By the way, if you are looking for a Desktop client for Facebook which will be able to Chat, receive Notification. update Status and else then you should try fTalk. This windows program makes it real simple to interrogate with your Facebook account. Now you don’t need to open Facebook to use it! fTalk is nice freeware desktop chat client for Facebook which lets you chat with your Facebook friends without having to log into your web browser. FTalk brings in nice interface, very much similar to Windows Live Messenger and also supports emoticons.

To begin, launch fTalk and login with your Facebook account details. You will be redirected to the authorization page via your default browser. fTalk has a minimalist interface and is fast, faster than other desktop clients we have seen. It imitates the classic interface of the MSN messenger.

Once done, you will be logged into Facebook chat. Online and Offline contacts are displayed in Online Friends and Offline Friends categories, which makes it easy to identify online contacts in a glance. Like any other messenger, double click contact name to initiate conversation. You can also view a friend’s profile, photos and Facebook messages (on your default browser) through options present on a contacts chat window. You can instantly update your status from status text box present above the search bar.

Under Preferences window,  you have options to launch fTalk at system start up, activate emoticons, and enable or disable system tray/sound notifications for message alerts, online friends & full screen mode.

In case you have enabled system tray notifications for receiving alerts for online friends, you will receive a notification from the system tray when a contact comes online

fTalk may not have a lot of fancy features, but it serves as a lightweight Facebook chat client with a clean interface. During testing, fTalk had a memory stamp of approximately 36MB. fTalk works on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. Read more about fTalk.

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