MetaContact support: adding, deleting, and merging various contacts (interlocutors) from different protocols into one MetaContact;
Support for group and personal chats;
Pidgin can simultaneously connect to multiple accounts (accounts);
Support for tabs in the chat window: functions (right-click call):
close other tabs,
close all tabs,
separate this tab,
close this tab;
There is a possibility to format text in the chat window in the field of writing messages:
bold, slanted, underlined, crossed out,
big or small,
selecting a font family,
selecting text and background colors,
insert an image, link, paragraph line,
insert emoticons (you can add your own emoticons);
You can set the status (you can create your own);
You can share files by simply dragging and dropping them into the message writing area;
Recording the Protocol of events and conversations (message history);
Support for audio and video messages;
It is possible to set the mood;
Proxy support;
You can configure the “Inactivity” function: automatically set a certain status when some time has passed: available, gone, etc. (you can disable it);You can configure audio parameters for various events, such as when a user enters or exits;
You can configure the “Inactivity” function: automatically set a certain status when some time has passed: available, gone, etc. (you can disable it);
It is possible to configure the function ” tracking the interlocutor”:
when entering/exiting, writing a message, etc.,
choose a notification method: open a window, text and sound;
Module support (pidgin.im/plugins), which significantly expand the program’s capabilities:
module for encrypting messages via OTR,
Protocol support modules,
security and privacy modules,
notification modules and others;
Integration with the system tray;
The installation of avatars.
Screenshots Software
Installation
The software Pidgin is available for installation on Linux and Windows.
Installation method
OS
PPA
Ubuntu* 18.04, Linux Mint, Debian
Deb
Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
RPM
openSUSE, Rosa Linux, Mageia, ALT Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and others
GNOME/KDE Software Center
Ubuntu* 16.04/18.04/19.04/20.04, Linux Mint 18/19, Debian
Flatpak
Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Debian, Arch Linux, Fedora, CentOS, KDE Neon, openSUSE, elementary OS, Manjaro, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Open Discover Software Center and use the search bar to enter Pidgin, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.
Install Software on GNOME Software Center
Open GNOME Software Center and use the search bar to enter Pidgin, click on the “Install” button, enter the password, and the installation process has started.