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 pidgin

Graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client for x
714KB
http://www.pidgin.im
Categories: Releases: Score:
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216 reviews
Description:

Pidgin is a graphical, modular instant messaging client capable of using multiple networks at once. currently supported are: aim/icq, yahoo!, msn, irc, jabber/xmpp/google talk, napster, zephyr, gadu-gadu, bonjour, groupwise, sametime, simple, myspaceim, and mxit.

some extra packages are suggested to use increased functionality:
* gnome-panel | kdebase-workspace-bin | docker:
- to use the system tray icon functionality (minimizing to an icon, having
the icon blink when there are new messages, etc.)
* libsqlite3-0:
- to use contact availability prediction plugin

User reviews:
ScoreComment
1 week ago

killkenny
4 Bom, simples e facil de usar.
1 week ago

daiyi
5 excellent. just need skype
2 weeks ago

Steen
5 Nice and simple
3 weeks ago

unixman
5 very very good messenger is it only 2 meg??!!! unbeliveble :| agha yahoo messenger 20 30 mege bad in be in ghuli 2 meg ey to rohetun barnamenevisa :D hal nadaram ina ro engelisi begam LOL
4 weeks ago

ashish_saw
4 Thanks
1 month ago

stephenburnett
5 Pidgiin just works, Everywhere it says it works, it does. That is an awsome achievement!
1 month ago

desynced
5 One of the best IM packages available.
2 months ago

menta1789
5 muy bueno no nisesito estar en el navegador todas mis redes sociales estan aqui
3 months ago

nzc3
5 Just the best. You can have them all together. The only thing but that will happen with all of them, si the video ... ;).
4 months ago

zangpo
5 like it
4 months ago

flaviu
5 Awesome!
4 months ago

ttttrrrr
5 Best of avalible
5 months ago

romku
3 Работает
5 months ago

axelinux
5 It does the job, a must have...
5 months ago

quake0
5 works.
5 months ago

Nomad_id
5 Very good! I love it!
5 months ago

christopherfgarcia
5 Best (all-in-one) chat client for Linux system.. Highly recommended..
5 months ago

kbabir
5 best chat client i ever known.
5 months ago

liphvf
5 best chat client!
6 months ago

joe_evans
4 v.good - plain and simple to use
6 months ago

malfix
5 must have
6 months ago

kirpee
5 Very good chat client program ;-)
7 months ago

SaimonSL
5 Very good chat client program. I use this in Windows, MAC and Linux. The plugins (spell check, short hand replace, notify...) are awsome. I have used trillion and other software but this one works and very stable.
7 months ago

mysoomro
5 Really Cool Application for Chatting!! Love it
7 months ago

Koljan
3 Good idea but you have to do something with smiles problem is that the parties who are genuine smiles of my clients do not see
8 months ago

Atheon
4 Nice... I like it.
9 months ago

jokpop
5 Very good soft. | Отличный клиент для общения с хорошим функционалом.
9 months ago

shishirvarde
5 i should also run minimized
9 months ago

coldfox
5 cool !!!!!!!!
10 months ago

jack1059
2 Looks pretty cartooonish, troubles adding facebook account. Empathy is better.
10 months ago

Brindamo
5 Solid. Does everthing I need for an IM client.
10 months ago

ssredfield
1 ни фэйсбук, ни гуглтолк запустить не смог, а возиться я не люблю
11 months ago

major
4 Add the OTR plugin & you're good to go
11 months ago

vishal_mint
3 i used new linux maya edition in pidgin already installed but when i add my gtalk ac it show me xmzp in place of gtalk how can i resolve this
11 months ago

leo__sg1
5 Funciona y bien. Los plugins son geniales. Aunque se pudiera ver más bonito es muy útil
11 months ago

s614094
4 Still, my 1st choice.
11 months ago

varonbondumb
5 very useful. easy to use.
1 year ago

Mazhar
4 Very good. Supports all.
1 year ago

fida1989
5 A great application...
1 year ago

williamjmorenor
5 A mi juicio es el mejor cliente para chat multiplataforma y multiprotoloco que existe, totalmete recomendado
1 year ago

giuseppecogoni
5 Really useful
1 year ago

ldiego008
5 !!!!!!!
1 year ago

akromic
4 Very nice, with just a few shortcomings
1 year ago

gmanuel89
5 Lightweight, customizable, so many plugins, well integrated. Perfect!
1 year ago

napoleon-ju
5 The best i've ever used!
1 year ago

lukyjay
5 Very customizable with its plugins!
1 year ago

ulysses
4 very good tool
1 year ago

Warlock
5 good and powerful and easy to use.
1 year ago

jamesmike87
5 The most stable instant messenging program for Linux bar none. I'm waiting for the day when all Linux Distros install this as the Instant Messenger of chioce by default.
1 year ago

Vrtule
5 best
1 year ago

felixculpa
5 It's perfect in every way but the purple icon really sticks out in most themes.
1 year ago

psyckers
5 This is a fantastic chat facility. I would like to see it have a Diaspora extension sometime soon though.
1 year ago

crom
5 Great little program. I'm using irc, msn and facebook chat and it just works.
1 year ago

ropetili
5 perfect substitute for Y!Mess
1 year ago

pett02
5 Prosty, szybki i obsługuje protokół GG. Co więcej trzeba do szczęścia?!
1 year ago

crismblog
5 Excellent and my favorite
1 year ago

bdheeman
5 the best, optimized, safe and compatible messenger client I ever encountered
1 year ago

kip-
5 there is nothing better then pidgin
1 year ago

Xpander0
5 clean, fast multiple protocols, including my favourite for xfire (gfireproject.org)
1 year ago

rohansftw
4 Can do better with voice and file transfer integration.
1 year ago

WUAmin
5 Fast and rich, i love it.
1 year ago

IIJETHROII
5 Very good multi protocols IM
1 year ago

ammaretto
3 Средней толковости, но лучше не нашел
1 year ago

zcode
2 OKay if nothing else is around. A bit too heavy on the corner-case features.
1 year ago

milos
5 great, smart, fast
1 year ago

LeanderPL
5 The Only Communicator for Linux!
1 year ago

stleon
2 Because dont support jabber
1 year ago

Anleoje
5 I love it :)
1 year ago

st_andrew
5 Maybe the best one! Simple, easy and great !
1 year ago

hanif
5 Superb IM client.. Love it.. Always..
1 year ago

flan_suse
5 Beats all others on any operating system. OTR is one of the most important plugins out there!
1 year ago

turnerguo
4 I found that I can't update it from PPA, the pigin PPA will break the mintUpdate...
1 year ago

bodam
5 I use it for IM and IRC. Works great!!!
1 year ago

Yashx
4 Easy and friendly, but sometime it bug
1 year ago

Labby
5 I don't IM much these days, but I gave Pidgin a go and it gets the job done. Plus, it supports about a bazillion different IM protocols which is quite handy.
1 year ago

chash27
5 simple chatting !!
1 year ago

riki137
5 Orsum!
1 year ago

sigurd1701
5 simple, easy to use yet powerful and ONE for all messenger protocols and Accounts! use it parallel to Empathy
1 year ago

tek_heretik
5 Keep wondering where the IE cored Yahoo Messenger crashing is, lol. ;-)
1 year ago

bugz
4 Good and reliable app. Had to switch back to it from empathy when encountered encoding problems.
1 year ago

pcwiz13
5 Fantastic IM client, much better than Empathy
1 year ago

galen
5 classic stable product, functionality galore, voice chat is a skype killer
1 year ago

linuxnpl
4 3*
1 year ago

Sinnfrage
5 The best IM out there.
1 year ago

lourdchien
4 Nice lightweight and basic multi protocol client. I use it to manage FB + MSN connections together.
1 year ago

obakfahad
5 Best thing in it..is Mxit account.....i love it.Try It please.then you will find how usefull Nad helpful it is.......
1 year ago

bulmaro90
4 Muy bueno, sobretodo por que puedes tener abiertas varias cuentas de diferentes redes.
1 year ago

dumsterdave
4 nice to have everything in one place.. doesnt always load properly though
1 year ago

creation
5 Nice alternative to windows clients like Yahoo, Msn or Skype
1 year ago

Althorion
5 Many networks, lots of plugins (including one to make images from TeX formulas). Unreplaceable.
1 year ago

RavS
5 Pretty coo! I would say. Chit-chatters would like it big time.
1 year ago

RytronII
5 I've yet to find a better IM client.
1 year ago

slw_
5 It's one of my favorites!
1 year ago

iftikhar955
5 it is bes.
1 year ago

timur
2 рабочий, но раздутый, нет простоты и минимализма
1 year ago

Sol_Badguy
5 The Best :)
1 year ago

AllGamer
2 is okay, not a fan of it
1 year ago

fothergillr
4 Pidgin is simplistic, and useful for my cross-client needs when it comes to instant messengers.
2 years ago

CDEX
2 No funciona la transferencia de archivos en el protocolo MSN... que es lo que más uso... no me sirve, me quedo con aMSN...
2 years ago

spacy01
5 My favorite chat client. Не знам, какво му харесвате на скайпа!
2 years ago

Germmare
4 1 of MyBasic programs, thats all i need !
2 years ago

WiiLLiamDv
4 NIce!!
2 years ago

prativasic
4 Its good
2 years ago

CaptSaltyJack
4 Good stuff - interface could be a little nicer, but it's good!
2 years ago

bAPTIST
2 У Pidgin не заслуженно высокие оценки.
2 years ago

Fruchtpfote
5 maybe the best gpl messenger
2 years ago

osamadakhil
4 I like it but i found a bug that i hope somebody can fix, facebook friends doesnot show when they are online but when i log in from a browser they are there and chattable !!
2 years ago

guv999
4 much nicer to use than Empathy - but does not have video/audio chat on MSN
2 years ago

groovydaddy
5 I don't do much with chat, but Pidgin allows me to have all of my chat stuff with one app. Simple, easy to use, easy to set up.
2 years ago

bst2
4 Useful
2 years ago

zapa
4 So so ... works fine, still a lil annoying with some things
2 years ago

rusgg
4 все работает, не удобный
2 years ago

burjans
5 Perfect
2 years ago

mitanshugamer
5 too good.....
2 years ago

Rikstation
4 Very good, good addons and lots of networks to connect to
2 years ago

Tuhin
5 Easy to use and Dependable.
2 years ago

tamoghna4
4 Works fine for me.
2 years ago

runical1991
5 Great program. Safe etc. Needs to be updated in the repositories, because adding msn buddies doesn't work in this release. In the new one it does.
2 years ago

HATRED
5 love it with some screenlets for it.
2 years ago

1w4nkx
4 i like it
2 years ago

Ioseph
5 Simple and effective.
2 years ago

Davidmp
2 Bulky, not very good sometimes wouldn't work went to empathy
2 years ago

RheinLoki
5 Sehr zu empfehlen ausser für Xmpp/Jabber dort leider noch zu wenig unterstützung
2 years ago

tiger2wander
5 Great OpenSource multiple IM!
2 years ago

Mitzh
3 ok, but doesn't work all the time for me
2 years ago

chucklebutte
5 Excellent!
2 years ago

ReckouNT
5 Plz, update a repositories, can't compile this with all functions included
2 years ago

ashtoash
3 Ugly
2 years ago

mudslinger
5 while it can be buggy with some protocols - it gives a nice simple interface without all of the flashy bits.
2 years ago

Flaker
3 It is like the lowest common denominator for all the protocols. I'd be happy with one 100% supported.
2 years ago

cmaew04
3 Works great for what it is suppose to. I am not able to use the advanced features that the original programs would offer. Would rather have Yahoo Messenger than logging into Yahoo from Pidgin.
2 years ago

Snorre
4 Good, fast, reliable
2 years ago

smitty_the_smith
4 Has some compatiblity problems with YIM but there's not IM better.
2 years ago

devil
2 it's not so good!!
2 years ago

ChirmiPlay
4 Muy bueno, aunque me gustaría que se pudiera hablar en estado "Invisible".
2 years ago

cybertriveni
4 need video call support for all network
2 years ago

rangelspeed
3 Não é tão bom assim, só quebra galho mesmo!!!
2 years ago

akash211
5 Excellent. Works very fine
2 years ago

dmitriywithers
5 easy work!!!
2 years ago

NumberSeventeen
3 Kinda good but not the best IM program. Doesn't support my webcam.
2 years ago

wanda
5 great fine program off google talk i like it.
2 years ago

30ctsparer
5 Best IM Client you can get!
2 years ago

Porkchop62882
4 It's really good...when it works. A lot of FB chat disconnects.
2 years ago

grim
4 I like it, good multi protocol support, but it lacks some important features.
2 years ago

itbcn8
4 Like Pidgin, but it's not without bugs and glitches...
2 years ago

bunty-arnab
4 I like. But Needs to Be faster
2 years ago

RobinJ
5 Pidgin is definately the best Instant Messaging client if you like to keep it simple or want to connect to multiple accounts!
2 years ago

fobenavi
2 Mejor que empathy, pero peor que emesene
2 years ago

izennig
3 Bom, mas empathy é melhor integrado ao sistema.
2 years ago

kneekoo
4 I like Pidgin but I really miss decent file transfers for Yahoo and audio/video as well.
2 years ago

nightwalker
5 multi-function...how about including VoIP function? is it possible to video chat too???
2 years ago

L3nz
5 Excellent messenger.
2 years ago

zarinfam
5 very handy messenger
2 years ago

sskeller
3 I generally use GoogleTalk on windows instead
2 years ago

kanha
3 nice one but somtimes fails to log in
2 years ago

Theologian
1 Non-essential: I have real friends.
2 years ago

juankvillegas
5 I don't use anything else
2 years ago

Elfo087
5 Mai visto nulla di migliore! Un unico programma per essere in chat ovunque! Bello, facile, non potrò più farne a meno.
2 years ago

KiLEX
5 Однозначно лучший им клиент. Как в линуксе, так и под виндой.
2 years ago

SnoopyDog
5 Good application with a lot of features and a nice GUI. A good alternative from windows AIM or Trillon.
2 years ago

Izumi
5 It's all I need for chating!
2 years ago

hellnest
5 Good application with lot of features and nice GUI...
2 years ago

bradfordtheede
3 good. facebook chat disconnect issue.
2 years ago

fenerbahce
5 the best one for linux...
2 years ago

dark1221
1 esta mejor emesene esto parece de celular y no es digno de una computadora
2 years ago

vviskari
2 Not for me. Only need Skype and this does not support it.
2 years ago

ceptor
4 neben skype ein klasse instant-messenger
2 years ago

ozos
3 Best multi-chat client
2 years ago

Mr. B
5 Started to use pidgin for the first time this very year somewhere in May and got hooked on it. Can't do without it now. Great piece of software.
2 years ago

nuremberg
5 Great interface, easy config. It's the best multi-chat client, both in Win and Linux. Better than Empathy, Kopete, Emesene.
2 years ago

mdowden
5 Best multi-chat client out there.
2 years ago

aomic
2 Poor Linux implementation of the full Win version
2 years ago

XeroXer
5 Great
2 years ago

ayonkhan
4 I like it.
2 years ago

incogita
4 Beautifully clean interface, and easily the number one IM client if you use multiple IM accounts. The lack of support for video and microphone conversations is probably it's biggest downfall. Apart from the support for multiple IM systems, the plugins are a good reason to use Pidgin over other IM clients.
2 years ago

Squirrel
5 Pidgin is the GNU of chat clients. Yes, it does everything. Yes, it's free. Yes, it's easy to use. No, we still can not seem to get the word out.
2 years ago

dbpatankar
3 Good one....... Just lacking video support.....
2 years ago

brianji03
5 This is my favorite instant messanging client. Much better than empathy in my opinion.
2 years ago

jelnikar
5 Ein verdammt gutes Programm!
2 years ago

vignan
5 best im for linux
2 years ago

Dejmon
5 Fandím mu!
2 years ago

ivanovnegro
5 I think the best messenger for Linux in my opinion.
2 years ago

changke
5 The best IM client ever!
2 years ago

robertofmj
5 One of the most mature linux program. Light, simple and never crash. Excellent choice !
2 years ago

andre_prior
3 Muito legal, mas para o MSN deixa um pouco a desejar.
2 years ago

zajda85
5 paradni nahrada za ICQ,Mirandu,Trillian a QIP :-)
2 years ago

jperez
5 Works well and has a lot of functions not present in other IM apps. Would still like to see Photo Sharing added for MSN.
2 years ago

davidy
5 The Best!
2 years ago

CeleronD
5 makes life easier for IM
2 years ago

khai
3 Poor Linux implementation of the full Win version
2 years ago

acpcalin
4 Great messenger! I don't really use messengers, but when I do, this is the way to go.
2 years ago

frubba
3 Very basic and smooth. Less points for lacking webcam support
2 years ago

Sherbet
4 Very functional & easy to use. Missing some niceties.
2 years ago

kangsat
5 need webcam service to make it perfect
2 years ago

BiGNoRm6969
5 Versatile. Pas de bugs. Super stable. Meilleur client chat/MSN disponible!
2 years ago

Pariah
4 i can never receive a file transfer..i can send one..grrr..other than that it's good
2 years ago

SeanBest
5 Best messenger period!
2 years ago

ReznikAlexander
2 ??? ????????????? ?????????????, ???????? ???????????? ???????? QIP ?????? ?? ????????
2 years ago

haruspexed
5 only one supporting otr encryption
2 years ago

rappelkiste_src
5 Unterstützt so gut wie alle Protokolle. Durch Plugin-System umfangreich erweiterbar.
2 years ago

linuxpenguin
5 I was skeptical at the beginning, but now I use it frequently - very good and you can be logged on multiple accounts at the same time
2 years ago

razernon
5 On of the best IM client for any platform.
2 years ago

dragonias
5 Pidgin's ability to handle many protocols, as well as its extensibility trouhg plugins, makes it one of my most favourite IM clients =)
2 years ago

exch
5 It's simple and clean. Just the way I like it!
2 years ago

gr0ul
4 nice. but i want more then it has
2 years ago

hukoeth
5 One of the best multi protocol IM clients out there. Flexible through plug-in system and nice UI
3 years ago

stephenmac7
3 It is okay
3 years ago

pbmuk
4 I use this across several protocols. Very capable and easy to set up.
3 years ago

Rich_Roast
4 Best I've seen yet
3 years ago

whaledove
5 I use it daily as my family all are using different IM
3 years ago

Ainer
5 Super flexible, extensible, IM client. I've been running it since the early alpha days (back when it was even uglier and called Gaim) and it's a hard one to beat.
3 years ago

clem
5 Must have.
3 years ago

KittyKatt
3 Awesome, awesome interface for multiple instant messaging protocols. I use it for pretty much everything. :D NOTE: Don't forge to mention the Purple Plugin Pack in the Description for added functionality. ;)
3 years ago

unexistance
5 awesome cross-platform IM client. Even better if you install the facebook chat plugin (that's what people are now on nowadays)
3 years ago

nikhilsinha
4 Very Useful.
3 years ago

Alexio
4 Better than most network-specific clients. You should know that the saved usernames and passwords are stored in a plain text file that anyone with access to your computer can read: see file:///home/YourUserName/.purple/accounts.xml

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