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Pidgin vs Rambox: catalog facts
Pidgin	Rambox
Free Free and open source under the GPL. The project states it is free and contains no ads.	Freemium A free plan is available. Additional features require a paid subscription.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, 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	Several accounts of the same service signed in side by side Workspaces and unified notifications across hundreds of services
The interface is unmistakably from another era Support for modern commercial networks depends on plugins that break when APIs change	The open-source community edition is end of life; the current product is closed source Running many web apps in one Electron window uses a lot of memory
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
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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