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Universal instant messenger client for AIM, ICQ, MSN, IRC, Yahoo, and Jabber
Multi-protocol messaging software is aimed to provide users with an IM application that can connect to multiple IM networks. The software choices crafted to meet this requirement don’t make quite an impressive list, but there are a few that can’t go without mentioning.
Next to Trillian, Paltalk or Miranda IM, Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a reliable IM software that offers users the possibility to chat on multiple protocols at the same time. It comes with support for a wide variety of instant messaging protocols, amongst which are the following: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MXit, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr.
Installing Pidgin is not complicated and the only effort needed from your side is related to pre-requisites. The only compulsory requirement is the GTK+ runtime environment, but on the upside, the component is also included in the installer.
In order to start using Pidgin, the first step is to create one or multiple accounts using the supported protocols. The interface is quite simple and basic and the possibilities to personalize it aren’t that many. Although it features support for themes, these aren’t included by default, but instead, you need to manually install them.
Other interface customizations, as well as functionality tweaks can be achieved via plugins. Some of them are already bundled into the application, while others can be downloaded from the Internet.
Pidgin includes the standard tools specific to any instant messaging client, such as contact list, file transfer, chat logging and tabbed conversation windows. Contacts, known as ‘buddies’, can be easily added and categorized into groups. A standard Pidgin chat window allows users to customize the fonts for each conversation individually and to insert links. You can also make use of the smiley collection that includes a rather poor selection of emoticons. This too, can be enriched by the user.
Worth mentioning is the Buddy Pounce feature that enables you to define the actions to be performed by the application when one of your buddies signs in/out/sends a message, etc. Other customizations can be achieved from the Preferences section. A few interface tweaks, logging settings, proxy options or sound schemes can be defined from this area.
Overall, Pidgin can fulfill your basic communication needs through the decent number of protocols it supports. It’s not as rich as other multi-protocol instant messaging applications, but some advantages come from its simplicity and ease of use.
· GTK
General:
· The configure script will now exit with status 1 when specifying invalid protocol plugins using the --with-static-prpls and --with-dynamic-prpls arguments
libpurple:
· Fix a crash when receiving UPnP responses with abnormally long values
· Don't link directly to libgcrypt when building with GnuTLS support
· Fix UPnP mappings on routers that return empty elements in their response
· Tcl plugin uses saner, race-free plugin loading
· Fix the Tcl signals-test plugin for savedstatus-changed
Pidgin:
· Make Pidgin more friendly to non-X11 GTK+, such as MacPorts?' +no_x11 variant
Gadu-Gadu:
· Fix a crash at startup with large contact list. Avatar support for buddies will be disabled until 3.0.0
IRC:
· Support for SASL authentication
· Print topic setter information at channel join
MSN:
· Fix SSL certificate issue when signing into MSN for some users
· Fix a crash when removing a user before its icon is loaded
MXit:
· Fix two bugs where a remote MXit user could possibly specify a local file path to be written to
· Fix a bug where the MXit server or a man-in-the-middle could potentially send specially crafted data that could overflow a buffer and lead to a crash or remote code execution
· Display farewell messages in a different colour to distinguish them from normal messages
· Add support for typing notification
· Add support for the Relationship Status profile attribute
· Remove all reference to Hidden NumberIgnore new invites to join a GroupChat? if you're already joined, or still have a pending invite.
· The buddy's name was not centered vertically in the buddy-list if they did not have a status-message or mood set
· Fix decoding of font-size changes in the markup of received messages
· Increase the maximum file size that can be transferred to 1 MB
· When setting an avatar image, no longer downscale it to 96x96
Sametime:
· Fix a crash in Sametime when a malicious server sends us an abnormally long user ID
Yahoo:
· Fix a double-free in profile/picture loading code
· Fix retrieving server-side buddy aliases
Plugins:
· The Voice/Video? Settings plugin supports using the sndio GStreamer backends
· Fix a crash in the Contact Availability Detection plugin
· Make the Message Notification plugin more friendly to non-X11 GTK+, such as MacPorts?' +no_x11 variant
Windows-Specific Changes:
· Compile with secure flags
· Installer downloads GTK+ Runtime and Debug Symbols more securely. Thanks goes to Jacob Appelbaum of the Tor Project for identifying this issue and suggesting solutions
· Updates to a number of dependencies, some of which have security related fixes. Thanks again to Jacob Appelbaum and Jurre van Bergen for identifying the vulnerable libraries and to Dieter Verfaillie for helping getting the libraries updated
· ATK 1.32.0-2
· Cyrus SASL 2.1.25
· expat 2.1.0-1
· freetype 2.4.10-1
· gettext 0.18.1.1-2
· Glib 2.28.8-1
· libpng 1.4.12-1
· libxml2 2.9.0-1
· NSS 3.13.6 and NSPR 4.9.2
· Pango 1.29.4-1
· SILC 1.1.10
· zlib 1.2.5-2
· Patch libmeanwhile (sametime library) to fix crash
Multi-protocol messaging software is aimed to provide users with an IM application that can connect to multiple IM networks. The software choices crafted to meet this requirement don’t make quite an impressive list, but there are a few that can’t go without mentioning. Next to Trillian, Paltalk or Miranda IM, Pidgin (formerly named Gaim) is a reliable IM software that offers users the possibility to chat on multiple protocols at the same time. It comes with support for a wide variety of instant messaging protocols, amongst which are the following: AIM, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MXit, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr.
Installing Pidgin is not complicated and the only effort needed from your side is related to pre-requisites. The only compulsory requirement is the GTK+ runtime environment, but on the upside, the component is also included in the installer.
In order to start using Pidgin, the first step is to create one or multiple accounts using the supported protocols. The interface is quite simple and basic and the possibilities to personalize it aren’t that many. Although it features support for themes, these aren’t included by default, but instead, you need to manually install them.
Other interface customizations, as well as functionality tweaks can be achieved via plugins. Some of them are already bundled into the application, while others can be downloaded from the Internet.
Pidgin includes the standard tools specific to any instant messaging client, such as contact list, file transfer, chat logging and tabbed conversation windows. Contacts, known as ‘buddies’, can be easily added and categorized into groups. A standard Pidgin chat window allows users to customize the fonts for each conversation individually and to insert links. You can also make use of the smiley collection that includes a rather poor selection of emoticons. This too, can be enriched by the user.
Worth mentioning is the Buddy Pounce feature that enables you to define the actions to be performed by the application when one of your buddies signs in/out/sends a message, etc. Other customizations can be achieved from the Preferences section. A few interface tweaks, logging settings, proxy options or sound schemes can be defined from this area.
Overall, Pidgin can fulfill your basic communication needs through the decent number of protocols it supports. It’s not as rich as other multi-protocol instant messaging applications, but some advantages come from its simplicity and ease of use.
Pidgin description
Pidgin is a multi-protocol instant messaging client compatible with AIM (Oscar and TOC protocols), Yahoo, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Jabber 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.
Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer (coming soon), away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification.
Pidgin 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, and more.
Note: Pidgin downloads an appropriate version of GTK+. GTK+ is now installed locally for Pidgin, and not system-wide, thus Pidgin will not interfere with other GTK+ apps on your system.
If you would like to have GTK+ included in the installer, you can download an offline installer that bundles everything except spell-checking dictionaries.
Requirements: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.
Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer (coming soon), away messages, typing notification, and MSN window closing notification.
Pidgin 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, and more.
Note: Pidgin downloads an appropriate version of GTK+. GTK+ is now installed locally for Pidgin, and not system-wide, thus Pidgin will not interfere with other GTK+ apps on your system.
If you would like to have GTK+ included in the installer, you can download an offline installer that bundles everything except spell-checking dictionaries.
· GTK
What's new in Pidgin 2.10.7:
February 13th, 2013General:
· The configure script will now exit with status 1 when specifying invalid protocol plugins using the --with-static-prpls and --with-dynamic-prpls arguments
libpurple:
· Fix a crash when receiving UPnP responses with abnormally long values
· Don't link directly to libgcrypt when building with GnuTLS support
· Fix UPnP mappings on routers that return empty elements in their response
· Tcl plugin uses saner, race-free plugin loading
· Fix the Tcl signals-test plugin for savedstatus-changed
Pidgin:
· Make Pidgin more friendly to non-X11 GTK+, such as MacPorts?' +no_x11 variant
Gadu-Gadu:
· Fix a crash at startup with large contact list. Avatar support for buddies will be disabled until 3.0.0
IRC:
· Support for SASL authentication
· Print topic setter information at channel join
MSN:
· Fix SSL certificate issue when signing into MSN for some users
· Fix a crash when removing a user before its icon is loaded
MXit:
· Fix two bugs where a remote MXit user could possibly specify a local file path to be written to
· Fix a bug where the MXit server or a man-in-the-middle could potentially send specially crafted data that could overflow a buffer and lead to a crash or remote code execution
· Display farewell messages in a different colour to distinguish them from normal messages
· Add support for typing notification
· Add support for the Relationship Status profile attribute
· Remove all reference to Hidden NumberIgnore new invites to join a GroupChat? if you're already joined, or still have a pending invite.
· The buddy's name was not centered vertically in the buddy-list if they did not have a status-message or mood set
· Fix decoding of font-size changes in the markup of received messages
· Increase the maximum file size that can be transferred to 1 MB
· When setting an avatar image, no longer downscale it to 96x96
Sametime:
· Fix a crash in Sametime when a malicious server sends us an abnormally long user ID
Yahoo:
· Fix a double-free in profile/picture loading code
· Fix retrieving server-side buddy aliases
Plugins:
· The Voice/Video? Settings plugin supports using the sndio GStreamer backends
· Fix a crash in the Contact Availability Detection plugin
· Make the Message Notification plugin more friendly to non-X11 GTK+, such as MacPorts?' +no_x11 variant
Windows-Specific Changes:
· Compile with secure flags
· Installer downloads GTK+ Runtime and Debug Symbols more securely. Thanks goes to Jacob Appelbaum of the Tor Project for identifying this issue and suggesting solutions
· Updates to a number of dependencies, some of which have security related fixes. Thanks again to Jacob Appelbaum and Jurre van Bergen for identifying the vulnerable libraries and to Dieter Verfaillie for helping getting the libraries updated
· ATK 1.32.0-2
· Cyrus SASL 2.1.25
· expat 2.1.0-1
· freetype 2.4.10-1
· gettext 0.18.1.1-2
· Glib 2.28.8-1
· libpng 1.4.12-1
· libxml2 2.9.0-1
· NSS 3.13.6 and NSPR 4.9.2
· Pango 1.29.4-1
· SILC 1.1.10
· zlib 1.2.5-2
· Patch libmeanwhile (sametime library) to fix crash
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