This is a guide to Pidgin, a free-as-in-freedom instant messaging client with support for many messaging protocols.
Accounts
To add an existing account:
- Accounts > Manage Accounts
- Click "Add".
- Fill-in the form, choosing Protocol, entering User Name, and switching between Basic, Advanced, and Proxy tabs.
- If you choose to enter password, beware that it is stored on your computer unencrypted. From a security standpoint, entering your password to be stored with your account is inadvisable.
- Click "Add".
To disable an account without deleting it:
- Accounts > Manage Accounts
- Uncheck "Enabled" at the account
To delete an account:
- Accounts > Manage Accounts
- Select the account.
- Click "Delete"
Logging
By default, Pidgin logs all instant messages you send and receive to a file. To change this:
- Tools > Preferences
- Logging
- Uncheck "Log all instant messages"
Buddies
To add a buddy:
- Buddies > Add Buddy...
- Fill-in the form
To remove a buddy:
- Right-click on the buddy in the buddy list
- Choose Remove
Chat
To start a chat:
- Buddies > Add Chat...
- Enter Room, Exchange, Alias and Group
Files
To send a file to a buddy:
- Right-click on the buddy in the buddy list
- Choose Send File...
Protocols
Supported protocols:
- Bonjour
- Gadu-Gadu
- IRC
- Lotus Sametime
- MySpaceIM
- MXit
- MSNP
- Novell GroupWise
- OSCAR (AIM, ICQ, MobileMe)
- SIP/SIMPLE
- SILC
- XMPP/Jingle (Google Talk, Jabber, Facebook Chat, LJ Talk, Gizmo5, etc.)
- YMSG (YIM only basic chat and file transfers)
- Zephyr
Shortcuts
Keyboards shortcuts:
- New Instant Message...: Ctrl+M
- Join a Chat...: Ctrl+C
- Get User Info...: Ctrl+I
- View User Log...: Ctrl+L
- Add Buddy...: Ctrl+B
- Quit: Ctrl+Q
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- Manage Accounts: Ctrl+A
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- Custom Smileys: Ctrl+Y
- Plugins: Ctrl+U
- Preferences: Ctrl+P
- Set Mood: Ctrl+D
- File Transfers: Ctrl+T
- Mute Sounds: Ctrl+S
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- Online Help: F1
Preferences
To edits preferences aka settings:
- Tools > Preferences
Versions
The latest release is 2.10.7 from 2013-02-14.
Links:
- Pidgin files at sourceforge.net
- ChangeLog, release notes at pidgin.im
- FullChangeLog release notes at pidgin.im
Gallery
Pidgin running on Windows
Pidgin running on Ubuntu
Conversation window
An IRC connection setup, in French
See also Commons:Category:Pidgin (instant messaging client).
See also
- Pidgin/Installing OTR - Installing OTR for secure messaging with pidgin
External links
- pidgin.im, Pidgin home page
- FAQ at pidgin.im
- Using Pidgin at pidgin.im
- pidgin at sourceforge.net
- W:Pidgin (software)
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