= Pidgin, Finch, and libpurple =

Pidgin is a graphical IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, and other IM networks.  It uses GTK+.  It was formerly called Gaim.

Finch is a console-based IM program that lets you sign on to AIM, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo!, and other IM networks.  It uses ncurses.  It was formerly called Gaim-text.

libpurple is a library used for developing IM programs.  See [wiki:WhatIsLibpurple What is libpurple?] for more information.


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= For Users =

["FAQ"]

TipsForBugReports - You must be logged in to submit bug reports!

[http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Mailing Lists]

[wiki:SpreadPidginAvatars]

[wiki:SummerOfCode2007] - The latest status on your favorite Summer of Code project!

[wiki:Merchandise]


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= For Developers =

=== The Road to Pidgin 2.0 ===

Planning for a new PidginWebsite

Please check out and discuss the WebsiteWireframes

[[TicketQuery(milestone=Go public with Pidgin 2.0.0&status=new|assigned|reopened)]]


=== Development Tools ===

BugTracking[[BR]]
RecentChanges[[BR]]
LocalTracChanges

UsingPidginMonotone[[BR]]
MonotoneLimitations

[wiki:AfterTwoOhOh]

[wiki:FutureSOCProjects]

ReleaseProcess



=== Development Information ===

DesignGuidelines

["Development FAQ"]

[wiki:IdeaForMTNBranches]

IdeasForBounties

TipsForPatchSubmissions

DeveloperPages