      This following section was last updated on  and it refers to  Pidgin, version  

      NOTE:If the howto refers to an older software version than the provided by Disroot,or the one you're using in your device, there could be missing features or small parts of the information that may have changed.
      Disroot's how-to documentation is a community driven procces. We try to keep it as updated as we can.

Pidgin is multi-platform (runs on most operating systems) and multi-protocol messaging application. It supports a lot of different messaging protocols such as: XMPP, Skype, AIM, TOX, Whatsapp, Facebook, etc, so you can have all your messaging done with just one app.

Installing Pidgin

MS Windows / MacOS users can check Pidgin's website and download the version they need.
GNU/Linux users can check the package repository of their distribution and get it (while you're on it, you could check for some additional plugins).

Setting Pidgin up

Once you've installed it, first time you run Pidgin, it will show a welcome message like this:

For start, we need to Add an account. If it's not the first time you run Pidgin you should use this menu:

Setting an account

First of, choose the XMPP protocol from the drop-down list:

Next, fill in the information needed:

NOTE: If you want to use an avatar (optional) you can select it by checking the "Use this buddy icon for this account" option and browsing your local filesystem (computer) for the picture you want to use.

Click the "Add" button and you're done!

All your contacts are synced between all the clients, so you can use Disroot chat on all the devices at the same time.

Table of Content

Installing Pidgin

Setting Pidgin up

Setting an account