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Plugins
Official Plugins
Pidgin and Finch ship with a large collection of officially supported plugins which modify standard behavior in a number of ways. You can manage available plugins by accessing the "Tools" menu from the Buddy List window and selecting "Plugins."
If you have a problem with one of the plugins included with the software, you should report it via a ticket. Generally our stock plugins will have the same version number as Pidgin or Finch and the web site address for the plugin will be listed as http://pidgin.im/
Guifications / Purple Plugin Pack
Guifications 'is a Pidgin plugin that displays "toaster" popups in a user-defined corner of the screen'. The Purple Plugin Pack is a collection of about 50 plugins. They are not officially supported by Pidgin; see http://plugins.guifications.org for more information.
Third-Party Plugins
Third party plugins are not officially supported. Use the appropriate plugin website to get help.
Additional Protocols
There are third-party plugins for some protocols:
Note that some of these plugins may be insuffiecently maintained, outdated, or not working at all.
| Protocol Name | Downloads | Website | Short Description |
| Xfire | 70,000 + | Go | Gaming network |
| Facebook IM | 10,000-50,000 | Go | Social network |
| msn-pecan | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Alternative MSN access |
| Netsoul | 1,000-10,000 | Go | French network |
| Rediffbol | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Indian network |
| Microblog | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Twitter updates |
| CyanChat | 0-1,000 | Go | |
| SIP-e (MS Communicator) | 0-1,000 | Go | |
| WinMX Peer Network | 0-1,000 | Go | File sharing network |
| NateOn | Unknown | Go | Korean network, For info see here |
| Tlen.pl | Unknown | Go | Polish network |
Facebook Chat: Facebook is working on exposing an XMPP interface to the world. (See: http://developers.facebook.com/news.php?blog=1&story=110 and http://bugs.developers.facebook.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3152) When that's done, Pidgin will support Facebook Chat just like any other XMPP service.
Security and Privacy
| Protocol Name | Downloads | Website | Short Description |
| Pidgin-Encryption | 10,000-50,000 | Go | Encrypts coversations using stored RSA keys |
| Bot Sentry | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Stop spam bots |
| Pidgin-Paranoia | 0-1,000 | Go | Encrypts conversations using one-time pads |
| Pidgin-privacy-please | 0-1,000 | Go | Stop spam bots |
| Off-the-Record Messaging | Unknown | Go | Encrypts conversations and provides security even when keys are compromised |
Notifications
| Protocol Name | Downloads | Website | Short Description |
| Guifications | 10,000-50,000 | Go | Provides "toaster" popup notifications. |
| Pidgin Snarl | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Notifications using Snarl on Windows |
| Audible Alerts | 0-1,000 | Go | Audible notification of a received IM by reading the buddy's screen name |
| Mumbles-project Plugin | Unknown | Go | Pidgin Plugin for mumbles-project - modern notification system for Gnome (linux only). |
| MX610-notification | Unknown | Go | Provides notifications with Logitech MX610's IM led |
| Smart Ear | Unknown | Go | Customized per-buddy sound events |
| Led-notification | Unknown | Go | Provides notifications with laptops' extra LEDs and similar |
Profile and status updates
| Protocol Name | Downloads | Website | Short Description |
| Music Tracker | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Displays the music track currently playing in the status message. Supports a wide range of audio players. |
| Last.FM Plugin | 0-1,000 | Go | Shows information from your Last.FM / Audioscrobbler profile in your status message. |
| Twitter in your Profile | 0-1,000 | Go | Insert your Twitter history into your profile. It gets updated periodically. |
| Pidgin-Identica-Status | 0-1,000 | Go | Use a feed from identi.ca as your Pidgin status. |
| MusicInfo | Unknown | Go | Displays the currently-playing music in your status message and profile. Winamp API compatible. |
| YuLastFM | Unknown | Go | Update TUNE status from Last.FM. |
Interface tweaks
| Plugin Name | Downloads | Website | Short Description |
| Extended Buddy List Sort | 0-1,000 | Go | Adds more buddy list sorting options |
| Character Counter | Unknown | Go | Plugin for displaying the character count of the current message. |
| Lazy Bums | Unknown | Go | Sends a configurable message on the click of a button. |
| Pidgin Windows Position Manager | Unknown | Go | Places new conversation windows intelligently in Windows (i.e. doesn't always put them in the top left corner). |
| Quote selected text | Unknown | Go | Quick specify message to answer |
| Session Save | Unknown | Go | Session Save will remember what conversation windows you had open the last time you used Pidgin, and re-open them for you when you sign on. |
| Smiley Shortcuts | Unknown | Go | Inserts a smiley on ctrl+(number) combination. |
| pidgin-cmds | Unknown | Go | Various conversation commands |
| autoresize | Unknown | Go | Automatically update the buddy list to fit its contents (vertically). |
Accounts and logs
| Protocol Name | Downloads | Website | Short Description |
| Dexrex | Unknown | Go | Allows you to store your logs online for free accessible and searchable anywhere |
| IM-History Plugin | Unknown | Go | Provides easy and convenient way to store your chats and contact list online (using im-history.com service). |
| Web Pidgin | Unknown | Go | Access buddy list and conversations via mobile web browsers |
| logstatus | Unknown | Go | Logs all the status changes to the buddy history. |
Miscellaneous
| Plugin Name | Downloads | Website | Short Description |
| Extended Preferences | 10,000-50,000 | Go | Provides some often-requested preferences |
| Purple Plugin Pack | 10,000-50,000 | Go | Provides over 50 various plugins |
| Pidgin-LaTeX | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Allows you to include mathematical formulas in your conversations. |
| pidginTeX | 1,000-10,000 | Go | Renders mathematical expressions. Lots of options, size, colors, etc. Built upon Pidgin-LaTeX. |
| Pidgin-googledesktop | 0-1,000 | Go | Google Desktop Indexing Plugin for Pidgin |
| DockApp | Unknown | Go or Go | Allows Pidgin to appear as an AfterStep Wharf icon. |
| Pidgin-Audacious-Remote | Unknown | Go | Allows control over Audacious Media Player from the Pidgin conversation windows. |
| Fonomo Video | Unknown | Go | Enables Video-chat invitations via Fonomo.com (requires Adobe Flash v9 or higher) |
| Pidgin Personal Bar | Unknown | Go | Adds a section at the top of your buddy list to change your display name and personal message. |
| QIP decoder | Unknown | Go | Corrects invalid incoming QIP 2005 diacritics for CP1250 users |
| Textbon | Unknown | Go | Textbon hyperlinks recognizable IM shorthands or acronyms or shortcuts. On user click, these links translate Instant Messaging acronyms or shorthands to definitions using the http://textbon.com acronym database. |
| b64 | Unknown | Go | Base 64 encoding of chat messages (A very simple Perl plugin) |
| Hab.la | Unknown | Go | Lets you chat with visitors to your website for free using Pidgin. |
| Pidglet | Unknown | Go | A Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget that displays your buddy list. |
Development of Third-Party Plugins
If you're looking to develop a third-party plugin, you may find these resources valuable:
- C Plugin Howto (still in progress)
- API Documentation
- Third Party Plugin Translation Support
