Apps: The Beginner’s Guide to Pidgin, the Universal Messaging Client

If you find chatting with multiple chat clients troublesome, then Pidgin is the tool for you. In today’s article, we’ll show you how to connect to popular chat networks, encrypt your conversations, and render mathematical formula in Pidgin.

Pidgin for Everyone

Pidgin is a chat program that lets you use multiple chat networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on MSN, talking to a friend on Google Talk, and sitting in a Yahoo chat room all at the same time.

Pidgin runs on Windows, Linux, and other Unix operating systems. So no matter what platform you are on, you can use Pidgin as your chat client. Install Pidgin using the right installer from their website. You will see the welcome screen when the installation finishes where you can add your first chat network by clicking the ‘Add’ button.

Source:
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/38942/the-beginners-guide-to-pidgin-the-universal-messaging-client/