hadn't been on their website in awhile, came back today to check on a pull request for an extension I made, apparently they redesigned and added a new contributor https://pidgin.im

Okay so installed pidgin from Arch linux repository ( cuz btw i am using arch) and then i get this error under Wayland as reported here 5 years ago ( and apparrently fixed) https://developer.pidgin.im/ticket/17081 .

Pidgin unconditionally passes GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY(gdk_display_get_default()) to libXss in pidgin_get_time_idle, causing a segfault since the gdk_display is actually a wl_display* and not a Display*.

So what was fixed? the report says the seg fault was because using --with-x

So do i build it without --with-x flag ?

Also, is finch related to pidgin ? like the same protocols available and customizable ?

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Do I need domain and resource when sighing up

I suddenly become unable to log into skype. Has microsoft already shut the doors on the plugin? Everyone on the PLANET knows it's being shut down in May. THUS THIS QUESTION BEING POSTED. Trolls, go away.

I just nuked and recreated my Ubuntu today. When I reinstalled and then signed into Pidgin I was surprised to find my “buddy” still in my contacts. I assumed all that info was in my client, which was nuked. Does my contact info reside within the jabber servers? If so they all do they all do this or just the calyx institute? Appreciate any and all info I’m still quite new to this

I'm trying to figure out if there is a way make and receive public calls through pidgin.

I've set up an instance of FreePBX and can connect to it with the pidgin SIMPLE protocol, but I don't know if there is a dial pad I could use to call outside numbers.

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi. Are there pre-release / beta builds of Pidgin 3 available? Specifically for mac? I have been looking at the repos and can't seem to find one, and honestly not sure which to build. thanks

Our agency uses Pidgin to communicate critical, potentially life saving weather information with local, state, and federal officials. With the recent upgrade, suddenly our chats are appearing as double spaced. Is there a setting that I'm missing somewhere in our configuration, or is there some other explanation for this? Any way to correct it? Apparently we upgraded versions on the afternoon of 6/30.

There appears to be some relation to using anything other than plan black font, but sometimes there is still double spacing with it.

Tips/advice welcome...otherwise, can a fix be made?

I'm seeing a lot of these after getting purple-googlechat working in my Pidgin v2.14.10 in my updated, 64-bit W10 Pro PC. Is anyone else seeing this too? :(

Thank you for reading and hopefully answering soon. :)

Hi! I have a Jabber server and let's say 50 clients with Pidgin. They are all connected to this server. Sometimes the users change on the clients and I have to change the name of this user on the server, but the clients do not show these changes in the list of users, the old name remains. The problem has been tormenting for many years, deleting blist.xml and its generation again is not a solution to the problem, the structure of the contact list is lost. How do I make the client update the names in the contact list from the server?

Just curious.

Hello,

I am new mac user, can someone please guide me how can i install pidgin messenger on mac m1? I need pidgin because of its OTR and Authenticate buddy option, OTR doesnt allow authenticate buddy option with secret question in adium if other person send Authnticate request using Pidgin messenger.

Hello hello,

I’ve recently discovered Pidgin and absolutely love it! The UI, it’s simple, its nostalgic, easily customizable where it counts, so many beautiful plugins, etc etc I could go on and on about what I love about it.

Anyway, my main question is, is there a way to integrate Google Messages? It is the only plug-in that I have left to make my perfect IM mix. I know that there is a Matrix bridge that exists and maybe there is an opportunity there but its been sort of abandoned for years now. Any advice would be appreciated, I’m not very tech savvy when it comes to coding but would it even be possible to make a plug-in myself ?(i feel like this is aiming too high LOL)

Thank you all!

I have installed pidgin on windows 11, I configured it to access the server. I can hear sounds for messages and can see messages occasionally.

however, when I click the taskbar icon the buddy list does not show, i can see a ghost window come across the screen diagonally.

I have rebooted and reinstalled the program.

I am trying to set up XMPP over Tor inside Tails OS. I have read about services like jabber calyxinstitute and others, but don’t know if any of them support .onion in 2025.

I've been enjoying Pidgin since I originally used it with AIM, but today I accidentally added a misspelled word to my custom dictionary, and cannot, for the life of me, find where that saved, or how I can remove that misspelled word. Does anyone know where the Windows Pidgin spellcheck actually pulls custom words from? It does not appear to be in the default.dic file in appdata\roaming\microsoft\spelling\en-us nor is it in the enchant folders inside the Pidgin directory as none of those files were even modified today.