You can use Pidgin to chat with friends using any other compatible networks, such as AIM, ICQ (Oscar protocol), SILC, AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise Messenger, and Zephyrnetworks. Since Pidgin users will have opportunity  to log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks at the same time. Yes, it is real, you can chat with your friends on MSN Messenger and can sit in an IRC channel simultaneously.

Moreover, file transfer, away messages, buddy icons, typing notification and MSN window closing notifications are supported by Pidgin.

 

To download Pidgin, please the click the following link. 

 

 

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