Pidgin

Multi-protocol instant messaging client

About Pidgin

Pidgin is a chat program that connects many messaging networks at once, letting users hold all conversations in one window. It runs on your own server or home hardware, so your data stays under your control instead of depending on a third-party cloud service. That makes it a practical fit for homelab users, small teams, and organizations that value privacy, ownership, and predictable costs over time.

Pidgin key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: chat, messaging, client, multi protocol
Official site: pidgin.im

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 329 tools. Alongside Pidgin, it includes SnappyMail, AfterLogic WebMail, Poste.io, docker-mailserver.

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