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Pidgin
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Pidgin is a chat program that lets users log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously, such as XMPP and IRC at the same time. It runs on Windows, Linux, and other UNIX-like operating systems. It supports network features like file transfers, away messages, buddy icons, custom smileys, and typing notifications, and its functionality can be extended with plugins.
What it's for
Logging into multiple chat networks simultaneouslyChatting on XMPP and IRC at the same timeExtending chat functionality via pluginsFile transfers between chat contacts
Features 11
- Away messages
- Buddy icons
- Custom smileys
- Extendable functionality via numerous plugins
- File transfers
- Frequent releases driven by user contributions
- Plugin support for additional chat networks
- Simultaneous login to multiple chat networks
- Support for Jabber/XMPP, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, and Zephyr out of the box
- Translated into many languages
- Typing notifications
At a glance
free tieropen source
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsWindows, Linux
LanguagesAfrikaans, Albanian, American English, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Australian English, Azerbaijani, Belarusian Latin, Bengali, Bokmal Norwegian, Bosnian, British English, Bulgarian, Canadian English, Catalan, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Euskera (Basque), Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hong Kong Chinese, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, LAO, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian Nynorsk, Occitan, Oriya, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazil, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian Latin, Simplified Chinese, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Valencian-Catalan, Vietnamese, Xhosa
Integrations
Jabber/XMPPBonjourGadu-GaduIRCNovell GroupWise MessengerLotus SametimeSILCSIMPLEZephyr
Pricing
Pidgin is described as free and containing no ads; no pricing plans are listed.