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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/
Third-Party Plugins
Third party plugins are not supported. Do not open tickets on our trac about these plguins. If you do, those tickets will be closed as invalid.
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Note that some of these plugins may be insuffiecently maintained, outdated, or not working at all.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 | 70,000+ | 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
