Pidgin Portable 2.6.5 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 latest version. Improved installers for Pidgin-Encryption and Pidgin-OTR have also been released. 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.
Features
Pidgin 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.
New In This Release
This new release updates Pidgin to 2.6.5 (change log).
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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Please note Pidgin has a
If you have a problem with AIM/ICQ in this version try changing in account > Modify > Advanced : uncheck: use client login
is it a bug?
got a problem with 2.6.5, namely: the pidgin processes won't terminate after clicking quit, the contact list disappears but the processes are still there and have to be terminated in the task manager. I'm running an XP HOME SP3 machine. Can anyone confirm that?
How do you quit? You can't
How do you quit? You can't just close the buddy list, you have to go to Buddies > Quit, or right-click the tray icon and hit quit. It's been working as expected for me.
:)
been using Pidgin for like 2 years, I do know how to quit
I had to ask
There have been a lot of people that don't understand that...so I was just checking. I can't say this is a bug myself, though occasionally the process will hang because of a plugin..
no prob
we're cool
No problems here
Had no problems with Pidgin not terminating here (Win XP)
ummmm
strange, happened to me again yesterday.
Software Conflicts
You think it's conflicting with other software like a virus scanner?
I've got
no idea, hmmmmmmmmm
No crashes happening here;
No crashes happening here; Pidgin has been rock-solid. Then again, I've only had it for a month or two and I've only used it half-a-dozen times.
btw, I'm running Windows XP Pro SP3.
Hope you can get your problem resolved!