Pidgin (formerly Gaim) is a powerful cross-platform instant messaging client, which supports numerous protocols and lets its users login with more than one account to one or more messaging networks. Some of its main features are:
Works on Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unix platforms
Supports various messaging protocols like MSN, Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, Google Talk and more
Message history
Built-in spell checker
Can be minimized to the system tray
Buddy icons support
File sharing support
Buddy Pounce can send automatic messages to your friends as soon as they get online
Pidgin is a freeware (open source) and works on Windows (All Versions), Linux and BSD
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