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Pidgin vs Dino: catalog facts
Pidgin	Dino
Free Free and open source under the GPL. The project states it is free and contains no ads.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Signs in to several chat networks at once from one window XMPP, IRC, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, GroupWise, Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE and Zephyr built in	Clean desktop client for a federated protocol with OMEMO encryption Supports calls and file transfer, not only text
The interface is unmistakably from another era Support for modern commercial networks depends on plugins that break when APIs change	Linux focused; other platforms need third-party builds Behaviour depends on the server's feature support
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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