Pidgin, the universal chat client
Rated • 94 reviews • instant messaging • pidgin.im
Today I wanna tell you guys about the best, free and most powerful messenger on earth!
What is Pidgin?
Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once. - Thats what Pidgin.im says :)
Pidgin can work with AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo!, Zephyr! Uhhh that's a list :)
Why using Pidgin instead of any other IM?
First of all, it is updated on a reguarly basis. Recently Pidgin 2.2.0 has been released with many improvements from their Google Summer of Code students and a pile of bug fixes! Check their ChangeLog!
It supports all important Messaging protocols. Furthermore it is free software and can be downloaded here!
Myself I'm using Pidgin Portable from Portableapps.com as I'm travelling a lot and I don't want to install it on any local computer. Best way, get yourself a USB Stick or simply use it on your iPod, works great!
My favorite feature is the ability to chat with friends on MSN Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.
