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Pidgin logoPidgin Portable 2.5.3 has been released. Pidgin Portable is a versatile instant messaging client packaged as a portable app, so you can take your IM settings and buddy lists with you. It has all the same great features as Pidgin, including support for AOL, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ and Jabber networks, but there's nothing to install on the local PC. This new release updates Pidgin to the current 2.5.3 release and has an updated launcher. It's packaged in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. And it's open source and completely free.

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Features

Pigdin Portable ScreenshotPidgin Portable is a multi-protocol instant messaging client that works with AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, MSN Messenger, Yahoo! and more. You can log into multiple networks all with the same program. All your IM settings and buddy lists are self-contained, so it leaves no personal information behind on the machine you run it on. Learn more about Pidgin...

Pidgin Portable supports the two most popular encryption plugins for Pidgin. Both are packaged as portable installers that automatically work with Pidgin Portable. You can install Pidgin-Encryption 3.0 and/or Pidgin-OTR 3.2 and communicate securely with other users.

Users of Windows 98 and Me can get Pidgin Portable working on their machines by following the steps outlined in the Running on Windows 98/Me support topic.

New In This Release

This new release updates Pidgin to 2.5.3, fixing some bugs (change log). The launcher has been updated to supported custom buddy pounce sounds.

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

Pidgin Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

Pidgin Portable is available for immediate download from the Pidgin Portable homepage. Get it today!

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Thanks John :-)

horusofoz's picture
horusofoz - December 23, 2008 - 3:53am

Thanks John Smiling

Live to learn. Learn to live. - JWSII

pidgin

just - December 23, 2008 - 4:54am

Yanni,MEGA thank you.

thank you JT

vercinstex - December 23, 2008 - 8:24am

thank you JT

You really save us a lot of

adot's picture
adot - December 24, 2008 - 5:43am

You really save us a lot of time. Thank you very much.

Quite a big file, isn't it?

incognite - December 24, 2008 - 8:24pm

Quite a big file, isn't it?

Crashes Upon Exit

piperlester - January 1, 2009 - 7:38pm

Where does one report bugs? After upgrading to 2.5.3, whenever exiting the Pidgin now hangs until further intervention from the user causes Windows to force the program to end.

I have run the installer again and the same symptom continues to present.

Thanks!

Support Forums

horusofoz's picture
horusofoz - January 1, 2009 - 10:23pm

Please report your issue in the Pidgin support forum. Posting in the support forum will ensure a much more expedient response to your issue.

Support forum can be found here - http://portableapps.com/forums/support/pidgin_portable
There is alos a Pidgin Faq located here - http://portableapps.com/support/pidgin_portable

Good luck and Welcome to PortableApps.com Smiling

Live to learn. Learn to live. - JWSII

You can use libpurple.dll of

billy.chen - January 13, 2009 - 4:58am

You can use libpurple.dll of 2.52 Instead of 2.53.

Now the 2.54 is release!

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