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Adium vs Pidgin on MacOSX

A side-by-side look at Adium and Pidgin on MacOSX. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Adium

Adium

Social & Communications

Adium is a free and open source instant messaging application for macOS that supports multiple protocols including AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN, Yahoo and more. It allows you to chat across different networks in one application with a simple and customizable interface.

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Pidgin on MacOSX

Pidgin on MacOSX

Social & Communications

Pidgin is a popular open source chat client that supports multiple chat protocols including IRC, XMPP, Bonjour, and more. The MacOSX version provides a native interface for Mac users. It's lightweight, customizable, and encrypts chats for privacy.

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