Abstract: The embodiments disclosed provide a folder management system for categorizing instant messages using a mobile communication device. The system includes an integrated processor which enables the user to create a plurality of new categorized folder and “drop and drag” a selected instant message into a selected categorized folder using a graphical user interface (GUI). The system further provides a visual notification to the user when a new instant message is received with one of the plurality of categorized folders created. Further, the system enables the user to transition between categorized folders by depressing the GUI which provides a list of all chronologically received messages.