Pidgin for Windows

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Developer’s Description

Log in to multiple accounts within numerous IM networks concomitantly from a single application.

Pidgin (formerly known as Gaim) is a free and open-source multi-protocol instant messaging client for BSD and Windows. It is compatible with AIM (Oscar and TOC protocols), ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo, IRC, and Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, and Zephyr networks. Pidgin users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time. 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 plug-in, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, and iconify on away.

Pidgin for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: June 22, 2020

Latest update: September 16, 2025

Version: 2.14.14

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 98
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 95
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows 2003
Windows NT
Windows 98 SE

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 770,848

Downloads Last Week: 2

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User Reviews

4/5

269 User Votes

Great software!
j-medApril 11, 2013
Pros
Pidgin allows you to collect all your messenger contacts into one single program. You can chat with people in different networks at the same time, without having to clutter your desk with n different windows.
Cons
Can't think of any. :)
Summary
Pidgin works great for somebody like me with friends in many different networks. I love how I can integrate all those platforms in one single, user-friendly software.
Nice program
MikeSr39February 22, 2013
Pros
multi IM use and easy to set up
Cons
Have problems with ICQ and installing it to Pidgin
Summary
wont connect to aim
needauniquenameoncnetAugust 11, 2011
Pros
none to mentioned
Cons
cant connect
Summary
Wont connect properly to aim. Loads exactly 4 of my buddies. Also wont connect to facebook. The faq offers no help as the links are mostly dead. Can anyone help!? For now its completely worthless, but if I can get it going ill definitely rate it better
Great IM client
Vignesh92August 1, 2011
Pros
1. Supports almost all major chat client 2. Good feature set 3. Open source!!
Cons
None so far
Summary
Flexible, friendly and stable
WaArSeJuly 29, 2011
Pros
Fast and easy accounts configuration. Uses very few system resources, and works well. The tagging is useful and fun to use.
Cons
None relevant. TB has no skins or color themes, but the standard look is fairly adequate..
Summary
Fast and easy configuration of e-mail accounts, both POP and SMTP linked. It feels like using very few system resources, and works seamlessly alongside with Outlook, which I keep using for my professional e-mails. Its best characteristic is being intuitive: whoever has ever used some e-mail client can use TB, and will find any functional feature he or she has ever loved. You cannont give it a specially "pretty" looks but if you want fancy looks and visual effects better than efficiency there's always Incredimail, which isn't bad at all...
Great IM Consolidator
mrobinson52July 27, 2011
Pros
When Yahoo IM updated to version 11, I no longer had the ability to store my archives locally. Pidgin solves that problem, and I do not have to look at ads anymore either!
Cons
The default smilies are lame, but you can import sounds and smilies from other clients. Occasionally, the other IMs such as Yahoo change servers which requires some work to get Pidgin reconnected.
Summary
A great solution for those who do not like the ads that other IM clients have, and for those who want to archive their IMs locally (they are even in plaintext and are searchable!). I do not have friends on multiple clients, but if I did, I could use Pidgin to chat with all of them.
Customizable IRC Agent
bosque1894July 27, 2011
Pros
Customizable Small footprint
Cons
No mobile counterpart
Summary
Best IM client available
JTod94July 19, 2011
Pros
-Looks native on all platforms -Simple and easy to use with no unnecessary bells or whistles. -Easy to configure. -Plug-ins and themes.
Cons
It's fairly easy not to realise that someone has messaged you; it doesn't make as much of a fuss as other IM clients.
Summary
A must have IM client for users of all IM protocols. It's perfect for use with the Facebook Chat protocol, and it seems like more people are using this protocol than any other. Looks and works perfectly on openSUSE Linux and Windows XP.
Couldn't install
HunterDX77MMay 30, 2011
Pros
Wish I could say . . .
Cons
Didn't install.
Summary
I had a problem downloading the GTK whatever it's called. Too bad. I really liked Pidgin on my Linux partition where it seems to work flawlessly.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on May 30, 2011<p/>Nevermind. I got it to install correctly. I guess they were serious about closing all open applications before beginning. Who would have thought? Anyways: 4 Stars!
Supports IRC chat without the need of an IRC client-
andreabormanMay 6, 2011
Pros
As well as a general messenger,which supports Aim,Google Talk and others,Pidgin supports IRC chat. So if you have Pidgin you NOT NOT need to use any other IRC Chat messenger to connect to IRC channels.More user friendly than an IRC client too.
Cons
Pidgin does not support voice or video chat on Windows. Only the Linux version of Pidgin supports voice and video chat. But not the Windows version. Why?
Summary
When I first tried Pidgin it did seem that I would not be sure how to use it. So I used Instantbird which I still use.Which is a simplified version of Pidgin but with not so many features. But I recently stated to lean how to do IRC chat. And I found that the many IRC Chat clients are just too complicated and difficult to use. And some of the IRC clients are not free on Windows,although they are on Linux. And so I discovered that Instantbird which I have got does do IRC chat. The default channel is Freenode but on Instantbird and Pidgin you can connect to any other IRC network,Undernet for example.By typing in the IRC web address.Instanbird connects you to the IRC Channels and you can chat in IRC and do commands. But Pidgin does more because it finds channels for you, and it will scan and find a list of channels on the IRC channel network you are connected to. And you can just go onto the channel and chat instantly.Where as Instantbird,although it connects you to IRC and you can go to any channel by selecting join channel and typing the channel name. Instantbird does not have a channel finder like Pidgin does.Pidgin will also save channels for you so you can connect to them automatically next time you start Pidgin. And it is much more user friendly than X Chat IRC.Because to chat you just type in the messages the same way you do in other accounts,Aim and Google Talk. And the reply s are displayed the same way as in normal messaging. So when you are on IRC in Pidgin or Instantbird,you use it the same way as a normal messenger. So with all of that going for you in Pidgin,who needs an IRC client? and it is good for normal messaging too,supports MSN Yahoo,Google Talk etc. But windows Pidgin does not support voice or video chat on Windows. But there are other messengers for that. Although Linux Pidgin does but only video chat for Google Talk on Linux only. But the most helpful feature is the IRC support. So if you use Pidgin for IRC you will never have to use an IRC chat messenger again if you have got Pidgin.Because it is much easier to use than an IRC client.It is a pity more people don't know that they can use Pidgin for IRC. But they do now! Andrea Borman.<br /><br /><span class='notifyMsg'> Updated </span>on May 6, 2011<p/>I was able to join IRC channels and chat easy. And create an IRC channel for a friend. And Pidgin did it all for me. And I was able to use IRC commands which you have to do to register a username and register a channel. But this was not a problem in Pidgin. I recommend Pidgin as a fully functional IRC Chat client and messenger. Andrea Borman.