Pidgin

Well equipped

In the flood of different IM services is really difficult to choose a client for IM, but the one for which you do not have to pay nothing really much supports many different protocols, then the selection of a completely unquestionable, the number of supported protocols is impressive ...
Formerly known as Gaim, this client is already known for some time under a completely different name to be in some sympathy, and some are just confused him. Specifically, under the pressure of AOL (Gaim was originally and was a natural alternative to AIM), the authors were forced to change the name.
Nevertheless, Pidgin is a really good IM client that offers support for a large number of protocols (AIM, ICO, MSN Messenger, Yahoo, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, and so on), and its users began to marvel that special moment it came to life in full the second version.
In the first place, has a pretty good system for the extension plugins (by installing them there is something more than twenty already in use), which is actually the basis for his popularity, but it allows him to have no problem competing with commercial programs such as professional version of Trillian.
That is a classic IM client, reveals the absence of support for audio and video chats. But make sure this is on the side and gather all it can offer, it is easy to conclude that it addicted to chat should not ignore. The interface is entirely typical, but the second version made a significant turn for the better, so it is only one of the useful things support for tabs.
Of the other possibilities is a Buddy Pounce, which can be set to execute specific actions when one of your friend or the registration application, a lot of nice smile (which some just irritating), but it can only hold bugs that will give you here and there to interfere.
URL www.pidgin.com

PLUS- Supported protocols
MINUS- No offers video and audio chats, bugs
IMPRESSION- Great IM client who is currently at the peak of popularity

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