Developer(s) | Sean Egan et al. |
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Initial release | 1999 |
Stable release | 2.12.0
/ March 9, 2017 |
Repository | |
Written in | C, C#, Perl, Python, Tcl |
Platform | Cross-platform |
Available in | Multiple languages |
Type | Instant messaging client |
License | GNU General Public License |
Website | www.pidgin.im |
Pidgin (also known as Gaim) is a instant messaging client that can work on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows. The software can use most instant messaging protocols, which will let the user log into different instant messaging services from one program.
The number of Pidgin users is thought to be more than 3 million in 2007.[1] Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Pidgin is free software.