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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 plugins. If you do, those tickets will be closed as invalid.

If you are listing a plugin on this page, note that we will de-list the plugin if source code is not provided. Because Pidgin and libpurple are licensed under the GPLv2, the way plugins are loaded within Pidgin and libpurple require that the plugins be licensed in a GPL-compatible manner, which generally includes providing source code. We will also remove entries from this page that contain broken links, and we will remove any entry with links pointing to malicious sites or software.

Additional Protocols

There are third-party plugins for some protocols:

Protocol Name Downloads Website Short Description
MXit 150,000+ Go MXit IM
msn-pecan 100,000+ Go Alternative MSN access
Xfire 70,000 + Go Gaming network
SIPE 50,000+ Go Microsoft Office Communicator, Reuters Messaging
Skype IM Go
Facebook IM 10,000-50,000 Go Social network More info?
Microblog 10,000-50,000 Go Twitter/Identica/Laconica? updates
Netsoul 1,000-10,000 Go French network
Rediffbol 1,000-10,000 Go Indian network
CyanChat 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
Mail.ru Agent (pidgin-mra) Unknown Go Russian network
Mail.ru Agent (Mrim-prpl) Unknown Go Russian 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 conversations 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
bOt_tOOls 0-1,000 Go Configurable plugin for auto-ignoring yahoo spammers


Notifications

Plugin Name Downloads Website Short Description
Guifications 70,000+ Go Provides "toaster" popup notifications.
Pidgin Advanced Sound Notification 1,000-10,000 Go This plugin adds sounds for some notifications to pidgin (e.g. "Incoming Filetransfer" or "Authentication requested").
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
led-notification Unknown Go Fork of the above. Adds support for ThinkPads.
Command-notification Unknown Go Based off Led-notification this plugin will execute a command on receiving a new message
AlienFX-notification Unknown Go Provides notification over the AlienFX device of Alienware laptops and PCs
Pidgin-dock Unknown Go Emulate Mac OS X - dock behaviour with cairo-dock, support Adium themes
KNotifications Unknown Go Perl plugin that provides KDE 4 notifications
Pidgin-Libnotify+ Unknown Go Provides libnotify notifications


Profile and status updates

Plugin Name Downloads Website Short Description
Last.FM Plugin 0-1,000 Go Shows information from your Last.FM / Audioscrobbler profile in your status message.
Twitter in your Profile 1,000-10,000 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.
Away-on-Lock Unknown Go Sets you as away when the screensaver gets activated. (Linux Gnome and KDE4)
Status Hot Keys Unknown Go Global shortcut keys to set status and manipulate the buddy window visibility
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. (Windows)
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
Full Screen Busy 0-1,000 Go Sets the status to busy (or any saved status) when a full screen application is detected. (Windows)

'now playing' plugins

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.
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.
pilt spotify unknown Go "now listening" plugin for spotify
Pidgin-Audacious-Remote Unknown Go Updates the status message using custom information retrieved from Audacious Media Player. This plugin also allows control over Audacious Media Player from the Pidgin conversation windows (play, pause, next...).


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 and Go Allows manually resizing the conversation window entry area.
keys per minute 1,000-10,000 Go Counts the keys per minute while you are typing a message and displays it.
Adium to Pidgin themes converter Unknown Go Allows to convert themes from Adiumxtras site
TooBars Unknown Go Add toolbar, status bar, context menu to Pidgin buddy list, hide main menu and much more
TooButtons Unknown Go Add Send and Close buttons to Pidgin conversations


Accounts and logs

Plugin Name Downloads Website Short Description
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 Z Unknown Go Fork from the original Web Pidgin. A lot of new features and bugfixes like Ajax support, digest authentication, webserver logs and gtalk-like grouping of messages and much more
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 1,000-10,000 Go A personal adviser, that tries to find suitable answers in your previous logs
Office Hours Unknown Go A plugin that logs you out if you go idle outside your 'office hours' so you can log in the same account(s) at home. In perl so may not work on MS Windows


Miscellaneous

Plugin Name Downloads Website Short Description
Purple Plugin Pack 10,000-50,000 Go Provides over 50 various plugins, including oft-requested IRC-related plugins.
Extended Preferences 10,000-50,000 Go Provides some often-requested preferences
Olark 7,500-10,000 Go Live chat for your website, monitor website visitors (IP address, geo loc., URL visiting) from pidgin buddy list.
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.
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)
Pidglet Unknown Go A Windows Vista Sidebar Gadget that displays your buddy list.
Send Screenshot 5,000-10,000 Go Take a screenshot and send it to a buddy.
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.
URL Shortener v0.9b3 unknown Go Perl plugin to shorten long urls. Especially useful for finch. Download and put in plugins directory. URLs are shortened as they come in if they exceed maximum length setting. no action required. Requires some perl libraries to work.
Juick Plugin 100 - 150 Go Plugin specially designed for Juick xmpp-microblogging service, providing support for moods and inline avatars
Block AOL System Msg unknown Go Very simple plugin that blocks messages from "AOL System Msg" when you are logged into AIM from multiple locations.
Block <user> has left the conversation. unknown Go Very simple plugin that blocks the message "<user> has left the conversation."
Pidgin Embedded Video 1,000 - 5,000 Go A GTK plugin to watch videos directly into your Pidgin conversation
STFW 0 - 1,000 Go A plugin that helps you teach your buddies how to use google.
Pidgin-convreverse unknown Go Reverses any word on all conversation.
Pidgin ZNC Helper 0 - 1,000 Go This plugin removes ugly double-timestamps when replaying messages from ZNC bouncers, e.g. "(13:00:00) [12:00:00] Lunch time!".


Development of Third-Party Plugins

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