If like me you make extensive use of IM (instant messaging) you will know that it can became quite a daunting task to stay connected to everyone and keep track of all the apps running in your taskbar. Well, we all have our preferences. I love Skype, some prefer Gmail, for some reason some use yahoo (like friends in Dubai where Skype is blocked) and then there are a) the fringe nerds who use apps like Miranda and b) the cultists that still use IRC messaging (I’m one of them so I can sling the mud).
After searching around for some way to consolidate this into one I found this wonderful app:
With Pidgin you can connect to all of these accounts in one application – even twitter and facebook messaging – all in one convenient window. You can even have pidgin update your availability on all your accounts with one click.
As far as I know Pidgin does not yet fully support Skype (still my no 1 choice) but having two apps run in the taskbar instead of five is still a + in my book.
Here is a list of networks supported by Pidgin:
- AIM
- Bonjour
- Gadu-Gadu
- Google Talk
- Groupwise
- ICQ
- IRC
- MSN
- MySpaceIM
- SILC
- SIMPLE
- Sametime
- XMPP
- Yahoo!
- Zephyr
and additional ones with plugins:
| MXit | |||
| Xfire | |||
| Skype IM | |||
| Facebook IM | |||
| Microblog | |||
| msn-pecan | |||
| SIPE | |||
| Netsoul | |||
| Rediffbol | |||
| CyanChat | |||
| Twitter Protocol | |||
| WinMX Peer Network | |||
| NateOn | |||
| Tlen.pl | |||
| Mail.ru Agent |
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