Pidgin

Pidgin – free and open source multi-platform instant messaging client that allows you to work in multiple networks simultaneously

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Interface

The Pidgin interface consists of windows:

• Window with group and personal chats,
• The contact window,
• There are also Windows: settings, modules.

Features software

Supported protocol:

• Bonjour iChat,
• XMPP (Google Talk, LJ Talk, Gizmo5, и др.),
• Gadu-Gadu,
• Novell GroupWise,
• IRC,
• MSN,
• MySpaceIM,
• Lotus Sametime,
• Yahoo! Messenger,
• Zephyr,
• Mail.ru Агент via the plugin,
• Vkontakte via the plugin,
• Skype via the plugin,
• Telegram via the plugin;

You can sort (show/hide) contacts:

• interlocutors are not online,
• empty groups,
• details about the interlocutors,
• idle time,
• Protocol icons,
• manually,
• alphabetically,
• by status,
• by activity of the last log;

• Support for grouping (lists) of contacts;
• 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.

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Installation

Install Software via PPA repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kip/pidgin
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pidgin

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Install Sotware via Software Center (Appstream)

Install from Software Center

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Install Software via Deb package

Download deb package 24.04

Deb packages for 20.04 and 22.04

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Install Software via RPM package

Download RPM package

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Install Software via Flatpak package

flatpak install flathub im.pidgin.Pidgin

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Install Software via EXE package on Windows

Download EXE package

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