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A lightweight IM client which is open-source and supports Direct IM transfers, Buddy Alliasing, and many different protocols. Builds are avalible for Windows, Linux and Mac.

Pros & Cons

Pros:
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Free
+8agreedisagree

Supports a lot of protocols
+8agreedisagree

Doesn't take a lot of resources
+6agreedisagree

Modular architecture means it can be extended easily
+4agreedisagree

Cons:
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Rough interface. Not as slick as more commercial programs
+10agreedisagree

No video/audio chat
+7agreedisagree

Competing products

Pidgin is ranked 4th.  See the top picks in Chat, VoIP
  1. 67% prefer Windows Live Messenger 9 votes
  2. 67% prefer Google Talk 3 votes
  3. 50% prefer Skype 4 votes
  4. 33% prefer Miranda IM 3 votes
  5. 33% prefer Kopete 3 votes
  6. 0% prefer Trillian 3 votes

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2 comments about Pidgin

1.  avatar digitalscrap.net  Jun 21, 2008 3:33pm

Cute logo for the app!
2.  avatar skeet  Jul 10, 2008 12:38pm

If your a windows user but want a app that looks like mac's Adium. Pidgin is your answer
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Created: 05/12/2008 - 21:28
Modified: 07/10/2008 - 12:38