# Pidgin

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## [Pidgin 2.14.12 has been released!](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-2-14-12-has-been-released/39)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2023, 4:38am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-2-14-12-has-been-released/39 "2023-01-01T04:38:34Z")

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We’ve released another bug fix version of Pidgin, version 2.14.12. This release has many random bug fixes so be sure to check out the full ChangeLog below. You may have noticed we didn’t announce 2.14.11, that’s because…

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## [Stickers, Keychains, and Magnets 50% off!](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/stickers-keychains-and-magnets-50-off/211)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/stickers-keychains-and-magnets-50-off/211 "2024-11-11T21:45:22Z")

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If you didn’t know @grim has a shopify store full of Pidgin stickers, magnets, and keychains, and from now to the end of the year everything is 50% off! The discount is automatic and will show up in your shopping cart. A…

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## [Upcoming Pidgin 2.14.14 release](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/upcoming-pidgin-2-14-14-release/208)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/upcoming-pidgin-2-14-14-release/208 "2024-10-25T19:55:06Z")

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Greetings Programs! Some time in the near future we will be releasing Pidgin 2.14.14 to fix at least one of the TLS Certificate Prompt annoyances. However, this is likely to be one of the last if not last Pidgin 2 rele…

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## [Pidgin prompts for certs over and over](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-prompts-for-certs-over-and-over/204)

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**Author:** [@jaymzh](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/jaymzh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-prompts-for-certs-over-and-over/204 "2024-10-08T23:51:04Z")

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Note: I tried to file an Issue, but YouTrack says I don’t have permission. :frowning: Pidgin is constantly prompting me to accept certs for the same names over and over again (b-api(dot)facebook(dot)com, graph(dot)faceb…

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## [Xmpp from behind firewall via http proxy - what proxy software?](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/xmpp-from-behind-firewall-via-http-proxy-what-proxy-software/198)

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**Author:** [@alexishuxley](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/alexishuxley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2024, 10:45am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/xmpp-from-behind-firewall-via-http-proxy-what-proxy-software/198 "2024-09-26T10:45:25Z")

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\[As a new discourse user, I’m not allowed to put more than 2 links in this post. consequently I’ve had to change all occurrences of ‘http’ to ‘ttp’.\] I would like to use pidgin with xmpp from behind a corporate firewall…

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## [Malicious Plugin](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/malicious-plugin/189)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/malicious-plugin/189 "2024-08-23T01:33:37Z")

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As you may have read on Malicious Plugin, a malicious plugin was listed on pidgin.im/plugins for about a week. If you happened to install it you should uninstall it immediately. See the above for more information.

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## [\[POLL\] IRC CTCP Requests](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/poll-irc-ctcp-requests/187)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/poll-irc-ctcp-requests/187 "2024-08-20T08:04:11Z")

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Okay #IRC users… We’re trying to decide where CTCP queries should be displayed and so far, we’re undecided. So we’re asking you! Putting everything in the status window seems okay, but we can see how in channels/queries…

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## [PurpleConnectionClass.disconnect to chain up or to dispatch](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/purpleconnectionclass-disconnect-to-chain-up-or-to-dispatch/166)

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**Author:** [@ivanhoe](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/ivanhoe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/purpleconnectionclass-disconnect-to-chain-up-or-to-dispatch/166 "2024-06-10T21:29:08Z")

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So I wanted to fix that SIGSEGV that’s happening when closing Pidgin3 or when disconnecting an account. The SIGSEGV happens for example when disconnecting an IRCv3 account at parent\_class-\>disconnect in the following cod…

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## [List of features that were removed but might want to be looked up](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/list-of-features-that-were-removed-but-might-want-to-be-looked-up/148)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/list-of-features-that-were-removed-but-might-want-to-be-looked-up/148 "2024-05-13T21:23:14Z")

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We’ve removed/need to remove a bunch of stuff from our tree. This post is meant to keep track of when stuff was removed to make it easier to find it if necessary. Feature Removed Jabber Protocol 68cc8544b438 B…

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## [How is Pidgin::DisplayItem::id supposed to be unique?](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/how-is-pidgin-id-supposed-to-be-unique/134)

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**Author:** [@ivanhoe](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/ivanhoe)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/how-is-pidgin-id-supposed-to-be-unique/134 "2024-02-29T21:37:13Z")

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I’m working on the problem that new conversations open when double clicking a contact with an already open conversation. Following code does the job when testing with the Demo plugin, but the IDs are only the names of th…

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## [Forcing dark mode](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/forcing-dark-mode/139)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/forcing-dark-mode/139 "2024-02-24T01:14:15Z")

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This worked previously for me but stopped working. Maybe it helps someone maybe someone knows a better fix… Either way I was using this to set dark mode. gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.interface color-scheme prefer-dar…

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## [Pidgin 2.14.13 has been released!](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-2-14-13-has-been-released/138)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/pidgin-2-14-13-has-been-released/138 "2024-02-23T11:48:46Z")

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We’ve released another bug fix version of Pidgin, version 2.14.13. This release has many random bug fixes so be sure to check out the full ChangeLog below. You can find links to the download from our Install page. Fix…

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## [Requests for Pidgin 3](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/requests-for-pidgin-3/78)

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**Author:** [@Lurker](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/Lurker)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/requests-for-pidgin-3/78 "2023-10-30T01:46:58Z")

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I’ve been a long-time user of Pidgin2, but it does show its age and I have found myself having to open native/web clients more often than I would like to, or write python scripts to fix issues. Below is a non-exhaustiv…

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## [Attaching arbritrary formats with "Insert Image"](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/attaching-arbritrary-formats-with-insert-image/118)

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**Author:** [@fungus2318931283901](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/fungus2318931283901)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/attaching-arbritrary-formats-with-insert-image/118 "2023-09-18T17:19:53Z")

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One thing I found strange with Pidgin was that the “Insert Image” button only allows you to insert some image formats, even though for protocols like Discord and XMPP the method for attaching an image is the same as the …

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## [Facebook page has been taken down](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/facebook-page-has-been-taken-down/113)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2023, 1:18am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/facebook-page-has-been-taken-down/113 "2023-08-07T01:18:38Z")

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We recently posted on pidgin.im about the Facebook Takedown but we wanted to mention this here as well as it can provide an area for discussion as well. Today Facebook has decided that our page is in violation of their …

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## [Cyrus-SASL and Debian](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/cyrus-sasl-and-debian/105)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 5:53am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/cyrus-sasl-and-debian/105 "2023-06-28T05:53:42Z")

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There’s been a brewing issue with our Debian package for Pidgin 2 that affects a lot of stuff. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1036113 The TL;DR is that Cyrus-SASL is mostly licensed with a BSD license…

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## [State of the Bird 2023 Q1](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/state-of-the-bird-2023-q1/85)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/state-of-the-bird-2023-q1/85 "2023-04-28T20:14:39Z")

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We are pleased to announce that our next State of the Bird will be held on April 28th, 2023 at 01:00 UTC. You can use this link to get the time in your time zone. Please note that this will be at Gary’s normal streaming…

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## [How do I install Facebook chat on Pidgin?](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/how-do-i-install-facebook-chat-on-pidgin/83)

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**Author:** [@AveMaria](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/AveMaria)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 7:17am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/how-do-i-install-facebook-chat-on-pidgin/83 "2023-04-05T07:17:15Z")

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Hey everyone. I’m having a lot of trouble installing Facebook chat on Pidgin. I am using Windows 11. When I go under Modify Account in Pidgin, I put in my Facebook username and password, but then it says expect an SMS wi…

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## [State of the Bird Q4 2022](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/state-of-the-bird-q4-2022/18)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 11:52pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/state-of-the-bird-q4-2022/18 "2023-04-03T23:52:05Z")

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The Q4 2022 State of the Bird is tentatively scheduled for January 19th, 2023. The State of the Bird is a quarterly update on what has been happening in the world of Pidgin, Finch, and libpurple. The event will be held …

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## [How did you find out about Pidgin?](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-pidgin/53)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/how-did-you-find-out-about-pidgin/53 "2023-04-03T02:43:43Z")

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Let’s do something fun for a change of pace and tell our story of how we found Gaim/Pidgin! No need to be super in depth or anything, but I’m sure there’s some interesting stories here!!

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## [GTK+2 woes on Windows](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/gtk-2-woes-on-windows/81)

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**Author:** [@Lurker](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/Lurker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2023, 1:20am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/gtk-2-woes-on-windows/81 "2023-04-03T01:20:59Z")

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I know that all the cool kids have shifted their attention to Pidgin3, but there’s a longstanding issue with emoji and some other Unicode characters in Pidgin2 running under Windows. My understanding is that the underly…

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## [Should we keep gadu gadu around in Pidgin 3?](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/should-we-keep-gadu-gadu-around-in-pidgin-3/35)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/should-we-keep-gadu-gadu-around-in-pidgin-3/35 "2023-03-13T18:21:06Z")

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## [The mailing lists have officially been shut down](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/the-mailing-lists-have-officially-been-shut-down/65)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/the-mailing-lists-have-officially-been-shut-down/65 "2023-01-21T06:01:58Z")

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The mailman lists have been shutdown. Originally I wanted to add an auto responder for this, to direct people here instead, but that turned out to be a giant pile of work that wasn’t going to last very long anyways so I …

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## [State of the Bird 2022 Q4](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/state-of-the-bird-2022-q4/43)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/state-of-the-bird-2022-q4/43 "2023-01-21T06:34:51Z")

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We are pleased to announce that our next State of the Bird will be held on January 19th, 2023 at 20:00 UTC. You can use this link to get the time in your time zone. The State of the Bird is a quarterly update on what ha…

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## [Missing Files on Sourceforge](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/missing-files-on-sourceforge/60)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/missing-files-on-sourceforge/60 "2023-01-19T16:17:52Z")

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Sourceforge is currently dealing with an incident with files missing for numerous projects including Pidgin. Luckily we managed to still have all of the release files for 2.14.12 on our local machines so we uploaded them…

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## [Gary's Development Blog](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/garys-development-blog/41)

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**Author:** [@grim](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/u/grim)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/garys-development-blog/41 "2023-01-02T14:56:46Z")

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Did you know I have a development blog? I try to cover things that are interesting in Pidgin 3’s development and digest it down into a short read for everyone! I post weekly so don’t miss out! Unfortunately, as this is …

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