Pidgin for Unix Pidgin for Unix 2.14.8 for Linux

by Gaim team

Avg. Rating 4.5 (88 votes)

File Details

File Size 8.5 MB
License Open Source
Operating System Unix
Date Added
Total Downloads 5,891
Publisher Gaim team
Homepage Pidgin
Other Versions

Publisher's Description

Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on XMPP and sitting in an IRC channel at the same time. It is compatible with the following chat networks out of the box: Jabber/XMPP, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, and Zephyr. It can support many more with plugins.

Pidgin supports many features of these chat networks, such as file transfers, away messages, buddy icons, custom smileys, and typing notifications. Numerous plugins also extend Pidgin’s functionality above and beyond the standard features.

Latest Reviews

Frostek

Frostek reviewed v2.5.3 on Jan 14, 2009

2.5.4 is out...

adamlau

adamlau reviewed v2.4.0 on Dec 6, 2008

Now at 2.5.2. Simple, uncluttered interface. Three out of five for continuing difficulties establishing connections to Yahoo! IM.

Frostek

Frostek reviewed v2.4.0 on May 21, 2008

Current version is now 2.5.1 - the updates on this page seem to have fallen behind for a while...

sjc001

sjc001 reviewed v2.4.0 on Apr 1, 2008

The download is only for Fedora.

sx66gns

sx66gns reviewed v2.3.1 on Dec 10, 2007

Simply the best.

nDray

nDray reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 6 on Apr 30, 2007

This client is the best available these days, even for windows users.... Miranda IM can be more customizable and have much more available configurations, optiosn, features, but it's only for people who have time to spend with it....

Pidgin is the open source choice for IM's... ;)

(using 2.0.0b7)

Richardky

Richardky reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 6 on Feb 15, 2007

great for just standard chat but i need a client that can conference .. voice chat and cam .. developers of all should catch up as where being forced to live in the stone age as far as msging

Frostek

Frostek reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 3.1 on Oct 19, 2006

Does everything that I require from an instant messaging program.

hines

hines reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 2 on Jan 25, 2006

gaim is really awkward, Like all of the other aim cilents.

dirtyangel

dirtyangel reviewed v1.5.0 on Dec 18, 2005

This is the de-facto standard application for IM in a Linux/Unix environment. Simply the best. Great features, many plugins avalible and much more. Keep an eye out for 2.0.0! It's gonna rock

Avg. Rating 4.5 (88 votes)
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Frostek

Frostek reviewed v2.5.3 on Jan 14, 2009

2.5.4 is out...

adamlau

adamlau reviewed v2.4.0 on Dec 6, 2008

Now at 2.5.2. Simple, uncluttered interface. Three out of five for continuing difficulties establishing connections to Yahoo! IM.

Frostek

Frostek reviewed v2.4.0 on May 21, 2008

Current version is now 2.5.1 - the updates on this page seem to have fallen behind for a while...

sjc001

sjc001 reviewed v2.4.0 on Apr 1, 2008

The download is only for Fedora.

sx66gns

sx66gns reviewed v2.3.1 on Dec 10, 2007

Simply the best.

nDray

nDray reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 6 on Apr 30, 2007

This client is the best available these days, even for windows users.... Miranda IM can be more customizable and have much more available configurations, optiosn, features, but it's only for people who have time to spend with it....

Pidgin is the open source choice for IM's... ;)

(using 2.0.0b7)

Richardky

Richardky reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 6 on Feb 15, 2007

great for just standard chat but i need a client that can conference .. voice chat and cam .. developers of all should catch up as where being forced to live in the stone age as far as msging

Frostek

Frostek reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 3.1 on Oct 19, 2006

Does everything that I require from an instant messaging program.

hines

hines reviewed v2.0.0 Beta 2 on Jan 25, 2006

gaim is really awkward, Like all of the other aim cilents.

dirtyangel

dirtyangel reviewed v1.5.0 on Dec 18, 2005

This is the de-facto standard application for IM in a Linux/Unix environment. Simply the best. Great features, many plugins avalible and much more. Keep an eye out for 2.0.0! It's gonna rock

smillo

smillo reviewed v1.4.0 on Jul 8, 2005

Changelog for 1.4.0:
* Fix system log start times for some protocols
* SILC compiles with newer SILC toolkit versions (Pekka Riikonen)
* Fixed a bug where buddy icon cache files were left in the icon cache directory after they were no longer in use.
* Attempt to detect the file type of a buddy icon when saving.
* Additional Yahoo! boot protection (Peter Lawler)
* A few Yahoo! memory leaks plugged (Peter Lawler)
* Fixed handling of the new Yahoo! profile page. (Joshua Honeycutt, Peter Lawler)
* Fixed localized Yahoo! room lists. Please refer to the Yahoo! section of the Gaim FAQ for details. (Peter Lawler)
* Enabled sending files to ICQ users using ICQ 5.02 and newer (Jonathan Clark)

UTAKER

UTAKER reviewed v1.3.1 on Jun 12, 2005

1. unstable
2. developers have trouble understanding feedback in english and try to defend the product instead of acknowledging bugs

bugmenot

bugmenot reviewed v1.1.1 on Jan 9, 2005

Very polished! Supports multiple networks and spellchecking. Also intergrates well with Evolution 2. It is also moving forward with HIG compiance and UI simplification as well as other UI quirk fixes.

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