Multi-platform IM client
Platform : Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP
Type: freeware
Manufacturer: Various developers
Size: 11.02MB
Rating: 4
Verdict:
Excellent multi-platform IM client
System Requirements:
This is the software publisher's description.
Multi-platform instant messaging program. You can talk to your friends using
AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell
GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, and Zephyr.
Pidgin can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks
simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AIM, talking
to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same
time.
Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file
transfer, away messages, and typing notification. It also goes beyond that and
provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which
give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program
when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and
plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message
notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more.
This is the Windows download. You can download other versions for other
platforms, from the Pidgin website.