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Pidgin

graphical multi-protocol instant messaging client
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Pidgin
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Summary

Pidgin is an instant messaging client[1]. Pidgin draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging_client category, ranking #16 of 42).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pidgin's image is recorded as Pidgin 2.10.9.png[3].
  • Pidgin's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client[4].
  • Pidgin's instance of is recorded as IRC client[5].
  • Pidgin's instance of is recorded as XMPP client[6].
  • Pidgin's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[7].
  • pidgin is named after Pidgin[8].
  • Pidgin's logo image is recorded as Pidgin Logo.svg[9].
  • Pidgin's logo image is recorded as Pidginlogo.png[10].
  • Pidgin's developer is recorded as Mark Spencer[11].
  • Pidgin's developer is recorded as Sean Egan[12].
  • Pidgin's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[13].
  • Pidgin's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[14].
  • Pidgin's programmed in is recorded as C[15].
  • Pidgin's operating system is recorded as GNU/Linux[16].
  • Pidgin's operating system is recorded as BSD[17].
  • Pidgin's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[18].
  • Pidgin's operating system is recorded as macOS[19].
  • Pidgin's operating system is recorded as Solaris[20].
  • Pidgin's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[21].
  • Pidgin's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[22].
  • Pidgin's software version identifier is recorded as 2.12.0[23].
  • Pidgin's software version identifier is recorded as 2.11.0[24].
  • Pidgin's software version identifier is recorded as 2.10.12[25].
  • Pidgin's software version identifier is recorded as 2.10.11[26].
  • Pidgin's software version identifier is recorded as 2.10.10[27].

Why It Matters

Pidgin draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (instant_messaging_client category, ranking #16 of 42).[2] Pidgin has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Pidgin is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BSD cross-platform macOS Mark Spencer Microsoft Windows Olabisi Onabanjo University Sean Egan Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . hg.pidgin.im. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . bitbucket.org. bitbucket.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . bitbucket.org. Retrieved . bitbucket.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . bitbucket.org. Retrieved . bitbucket.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . bitbucket.org. Retrieved . bitbucket.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . bitbucket.org. Retrieved . bitbucket.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Pidgin. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pidgin-q71380
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pidgin-q71380_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Pidgin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pidgin-q71380}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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