Plugins

1. Official Plugins
2. Third-Party Plugins
   1. Additional Protocols
   2. Security and Privacy
   3. Notifications
   4. Profile and status updates
   5. Interface tweaks
   6. Accounts and logs
   7. Miscellaneous
3. Development of Third-Party 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 plugins. If you do, those tickets will be closed as invalid.

Additional Protocols

There are third-party plugins for some protocols:

Protocol Name	Downloads	Website	Short Description
Xfire	70,000 +	​Go	Gaming network
Facebook IM	10,000-50,000	​Go	Social network More info?
Microblog	10,000-50,000	​Go	Twitter/Identica/Laconica? updates
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
MXit	1,000-10,000	​Go	MXit IM
CyanChat	0-1,000	​Go
SIP-e (MS Communicator)	0-1,000	​Go
Twitter Protocol	0-1,000	​Go	Twitter Buddylist Protocol
WinMX Peer Network	0-1,000	​Go	File sharing network
NateOn	Unknown	​Go	Korean network More info
Tlen.pl	Unknown	​Go	Polish network

Why are some protocols not supported?

Security and Privacy

Plugin Name	Downloads	Website	Short Description
Off-the-Record Messaging	50,000+	​Go	Encrypts conversations and provides security even when keys are compromised
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

Notifications

Plugin 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

Plugin 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	0-1,000	​Go	Yu Last.fm Pidgin tune status plugin.
Away-on-Lock	Unknown	​Go	Sets you as away when the screensaver gets activated.
Lock 'N Roll	Unknown	​Go	Set any active accounts to Away (with a user-defined message if applicable) when the workstation locks, and back to Available when it is unlocked. If an account has an existing away message set, Lock ‘n’ Roll leaves it alone.
Pidgin-Countdown	Unknown	​Go	Sets your status counting down to a specific date & time.
Google Talk Invisible	Unknown	​Go	Adds the ability to go invisible with Google Talk (XMPP/Jabber protocol)
Status to Twitter	0-1,000	​Go	Update Twitter with your Pidgin Status

Interface tweaks

Plugin Name	Downloads	Website	Short Description
Extended Buddy List Sort	1,000-10,000	​Go	Adds more buddy list sorting options
Character Counter	Unknown	​Go	Plugin for displaying the character count of the current message.
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).
Manual Resize	Unknown	Go	Allows manually resizing the conversation window entry area.

Accounts and logs

Plugin 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.
Pidgin Backup	Unknown	Go	Simply back up your preferences (prefs.xml)
pidgin-autoanswer	Unknown	​Go	A personal adviser, that tries to find suitable answers in your previous logs

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
Birthday Reminder	1,000-10,000	​Go	Reminds you of your buddies birthdays.
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 and local symbols
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.
Send Screenshot	Unknown	​Go	Capture a rectangular area of your screen then send it as a file or directly as an image.
Hide Inactive Buddies	Unknown	​Go	Plugin to hide inactive buddies in buddy list. Determine inactive buddy by status.
Language Translator	300 - 500	​Go	Plugin to translate outgoing text from English language to selected language.

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