AOL Desktop Gold Chat Rooms to shut down on December 15, 2020.

Is AIM and AOL the same?

While AIM the instant messaging platform is no longer around, AOLs mail service, sometimes called AIM Mail but officially called AOL Mail, is alive and well. You can login to AIM Mail here using your old AIM username or full AOL email address.

Has AOL become AIM?

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) has risen from the ashes. Now called AIM Phoenix, the popular messaging application from the late 90s and early 2000s is back. But this time its not run by America Online. Since its no longer affiliated with AOL, there is no access to old buddy lists or messages.