Simkl: instant message archiving now open to public
Simkl is a web service that saves your instant message history to its servers so that you can access that searchable history from any computer with Internet access. You'll need a Simkl account and some money (1 month of archiving is $2.99 and one year is $24.99). You'll also have to change a setting in your IM client to use Simkl as a proxy (so that it can save your messages).
If the thought of a third party (besides the actual service provider) archiving your instant messages doesn't bother you, you can try out the service for a week for free. The history viewer is web-based, and you can do full-text searches on your IM history.
Simkl supports most of the popular IM clients including Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Pidgin, iChat, ICQ, Trillian, and Adium. Keep in mind that many of these IM clients like Pidgin and Trillian can log your chats individually, but if you use multiple computers with different IM clients, Simkl can unify your IM logging.
If the thought of a third party (besides the actual service provider) archiving your instant messages doesn't bother you, you can try out the service for a week for free. The history viewer is web-based, and you can do full-text searches on your IM history.
Simkl supports most of the popular IM clients including Yahoo, MSN, AIM, Pidgin, iChat, ICQ, Trillian, and Adium. Keep in mind that many of these IM clients like Pidgin and Trillian can log your chats individually, but if you use multiple computers with different IM clients, Simkl can unify your IM logging.















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-02-2008 @ 7:49PM
Marco said...
Using this service as a proxy means that all data is sent to the servers of this company. Username as well as password, is that correct?
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3-02-2008 @ 8:35PM
Andrew Masyk said...
If your password is sent through proxy server, the password will be encrypted by your software anyway, so it is still secure.
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3-03-2008 @ 1:10AM
nizzy1115 said...
I wouldn't use it if it were free.
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3-03-2008 @ 3:05AM
Jon Rick said...
Why not just go all web-based and use meebo.com No need to install any chat client software AND it will save your chat history... for free!
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3-03-2008 @ 4:27AM
Julian Bond said...
No Skype?
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3-03-2008 @ 5:09PM
Jacob said...
I was just thinking about this feature a couple of month ago. I have 3 computers that I'm working at and this website saves a grate deal of time for me without frustration. Meebo is not so good for constant chatting, you can close browser by mistake sometimes. I will definitely try Simkl.
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3-03-2008 @ 5:40PM
Andrew Masyk said...
Julian, we will add Skype support shortly. Don't forget to check our blog http://simkl.org for future releases.
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