= 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"] - Frequently Asked Questions: Look here first!
 * [wiki:"Using Pidgin" Using Pidgin]
 * [wiki:"Using Finch" Using Finch]
 * [wiki:TipsForBugReports Tips for Bug Reports] - You must be logged in to submit bug reports!
 * [wiki:GetABacktrace Get a Backtrace] - Follow these directions to help us debug crashes.
 * [http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo Mailing Lists]
 * [wiki:DesignGuidelines The Pidgin Philosophy] - Why some things in Pidgin are the way they are
 * [wiki:SpreadPidginAvatars Spread Pidgin] - User submitted "fanart" to help Pidgin become popular!
 * [wiki:SummerOfCode2007] - The latest status on your favorite Summer of Code project!
 * [wiki:Merchandise]
 * [wiki:ThirdPartyPlugins Third-Party plugins] - A page for plugin developers to list their plugins for users to see
 * [wiki:PidginBasedApplications Pidgin-based applications] - A page to list the applications based on pidgin or libpurple.
 * [wiki:PidginCommunity]
 * [wiki:ConfigurationFiles] - what is in your `.purple` directory

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= For Developers =
=== Development Tools ===

 * BugTracking
 * ReleaseProcess
 * RejectedPatches
 * LocalTracChanges
 * [/viewmtn/ ViewMTN]

=== Development Information ===

 * TipsForPatchSubmissions
 * TipsForTranslators
 * ["Development FAQ"]
 * DesignGuidelines
 * [wiki:SoCDiscussions SoC Discussions]
 * [wiki:BuildingWinPidgin Building on Windows]
 * Version control:
  * UsingPidginMonotone
  * MonotoneLimitations
  * [wiki:IdeaForMTNBranches]
 * Plugins and scripting:
  * [wiki:CHowTo C Plugin How-To]
  * [http://developer.pidgin.im/doxygen/dev/html/perl-howto.html Perl Scripting HOWTO]
  * [http://developer.pidgin.im/doxygen/dev/html/tcl-howto.html Tcl Scripting HOWTO]
  * [wiki:DbusHowto D-Bus Scripting HOWTO]
 * The future:
  * AfterTwoOhOh
  * IdeasForBounties
  * [wiki:FutureSOCProjects]
 * DeveloperPages

=== The Road to 2.4.0 ===

 * [query:milestone=2.4.0&verbose=1&status=new|assigned|reopened&pending=0&order=priority Tickets targeted for this release]
 * [query:milestone=2.4.0&verbose=1&status=new|assigned|reopened&pending=1&order=priority Tickets that require more information]