Pidgin 2.4.1 has been released.

Read more / Get it at: pidgin.im

Thanks Thomas

I use it on Linux. Been thinking of dumping Trillian and trying it on Windows too.

I use it and love it. You might know it better by it's previous name "Gaim" (changed due to legal issues with AOL).

I used to use Trillian (was a paid member and was an alpha tester for Astra), but it just wasn't doing it for me anymore.

Haven't tried it on Windows yet so don't know.

OK - I know I'm technologically retarded... but I WAS using pidgin and for over a week now something was wrong. I was sending I'M's to everyone with no responses. It took my sister to phone me last night and ask why I never wrote back. I thought my entire group of coworkers were blowing me off... I don't trust pidgin anymore... unless someone can tell me why they could see my IM's and I couldn't see theirs? Did I mess up my settings? And it takes an extra hour for AOL to connect (it always says I'm disconnected to AOL for the first hour of logging in) - why would that happen too? Andy worked with me for hours to set it up... no idea what my problem is - and it so very could be on my end - I won't lie....

I've used it on both windows and Linux - been great on both.

Christine is special - so it's saving the troubles for her I'm not sure what the issue is there, I'd call round and have a look - but a long way to travel for me ..... on the other hand, any excuse to go visiting

I don't know about the UK but saying someone is "special" here in the US is basically saying they are retarded. Lol... I know I am...
I only miss pidgin cause I can't talk to Dick or Ryan... but I like having my job so I'm staying with Yahoo...

opps, there goes that language barrier again .... nope I didn't mean that at all

You can't keep using the language barrier as an excuse Andy... it's gettin' old...

I'll try any excuse I can get away with

The windows version is virtually the same as the Linux version. You can get any version from their website: pidgin.im

I owe pidgin an apology.... it didn't work for me because I touched my computer... something I really need to stop doing - between Andy and Dick we figured out I had inadvertently blocked all my users (lol) I should have investigated the problem before I said anything... my bad - sorry Pidgin! You're not a dirty bird!

LOL Zac...

I have been using pidgin (previously gaim) for years on Linux and really love it. Recently trashed Trillian and installed it on windows too. The very few times I had to work via windows (I really hate that), it was cool.

Pidgin is great... not as much stuff to distract me like yahoo im...