Pidgin: A Multi-Protocol Instant Messenger Program

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Jesse Zylstra

Pidgin is a multi-protocol, multi-platform, open source instant messenger program available for Windows and Linux. (Mac Users are recommended to try Adium)

From their website:

Pidgin is an easy to use and free chat client used by millions. Connect to AIM, MSN, Yahoo, and more chat networks all at once.

Supported chat networks:

  • AIM
  • Bonjour
  • Gadu-Gadu
  • Google Talk
  • Groupwise
  • ICQ
  • IRC
  • MSN
  • MySpaceIM
  • QQ
  • SILC
  • SIMPLE
  • Sametime
  • XMPP
  • Yahoo!
  • Zephyr

I find Pidgin great since I can use my Yahoo, MSN, and GoogleTalk accounts all at once. The only problems that I have had are slow transfer speeds due to how proprietary Microsoft is about their message system. Other than this, the people you talk to over Pidgin will not know that you are even in Pidgin until you tell them how great it is.
Plenty of plugins are available for adding extra features.
Best of all, Pidgin has no ads.

To download Pidgin and find out more, visit the Pidgin website

About Jesse Zylstra

Hey! My name is Jesse Zylstra, and I am the administrator of this website. I used to write about free software and programs, online web applications, and new technology -- especially open-source. Now I just write udder nonsense. I also play pipe organ, which I'm told is a fun and interesting fact about me. In the past, I studied network administration. Now I've been trying to pursue a real fake bachelors degree for the last, oh, 10 years or so.
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