Pidgin
 Pidgin is a graphical
Instant Messenger (IM) program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber,
MSN, Yahoo!, and other IM networks. It used to be known as Gaim but has
recently changed its name to avoid confusion with AOL's instant
messenger (AIM).
Pidgin integrates well with GNOME
2 and KDE
system tray. This
allows you to work with Pidgin without requiring the buddy list window
to be open at all times.
There are a large number of plugins available, adding functionality to
the software. Examples include Album (archives buddy icons),
Plonkers (announces your ignore list to a chat room), Talk Filters, and
XMMS Remote.
There is also a console based version of Pidgin supporting
the same IM networks available. This software is known
as Finch.
Pidgin 2.5.5
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Price
Free to download
Size
8.0MB
License
GNU GPL
Developer
Sean Egan (lead developer), and 18+ other developers
Website
pidgin.im
System Requirements
GTK+ version 2.10.x.
Other dependencies include:
GNUTLS or Mozilla NSS, gtkspell, perl, TCL, TK, libsilc,
Evolution-Data-Server, libpurple, finch.
Support
Sites:
Pidgin
Planet, Pidgin
Plugins
Selected
Reviews:
ars
technica, Extreme
Tech, ReviewSaurus,
Softpedia
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Pidgin supports the following IM services:
- AIM
- Bonjour
- Gadu-Gadu
- Google Talk
- Groupwise
- ICQ
- IRC
- MSN
- QQ
- SILC
- SIMPLE
- Sametime
- XMPP
- Yahoo!
- Zephyr
Features include:
- Multiple account access support
- On-action automated scripts for contact status changes
(known as Buddy Pounces)
- Tabbed message windows for conversation management
- Grouping multiple buddies into a single "contact"
- Conversation and chat logging
- Notification pop-ups
- Built-in NSS support, offering client-to-server message
encryption for protocols that support it
- Plugins "Off-the-Record Messaging" and Pidgin encryption,
offering end-to-end message encryption
- Contact aliasing
- Spell checking
- Notification area integration
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Pidgin also features in our 'Linux
Equivalents to Windows Software' section. The category
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included in that section.
Last Updated Sunday, March 22 2009 @ 12:27 PM EST
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