what instant messenger do you use

[sxmaxchine]

what instant messenger do you use and why i personally use emesene because i find it very easy and simple to use

[kellemes]

Only two brands?

I use Pidgin, it works for me..

[zeroseven0183]

Pidgin - gotta be my favorite instant messenger. Works very well

[paul8620]

Pidgin works just fine

[Grenage]

Kopete (on Ubuntu), otherwise I'd use Pidgin; Empathy is filth.

[matthew.ball]

Pidgin here too.

[sxmaxchine]

why does nearly everybody seem to like pidgin, i do agree that it is a great program but i think it just looks ugly

[kellemes]

why does nearly everybody seem to like pidgin, i do agree that it is a great program but i think it just looks ugly

Who cares.. it's not a woman, it's a messenger and it works great.

[Dayofswords]

Pidgin - functional, easy and kinda pretty. i like it

[RiceMonster]

This poll pretty much assumes everyone chats over MSN

[gradinaruvasile]

I use Sip Communicator - its a Java based cross-platform instant messenger (audio/video), supports everything Pidgin does (OTR aswell) + SIP accounts + zrtp call(audio+video) encryption. Also has desktop sharing in experimental form. Its in alpha stage, and it is developed at a fast rate - i use it at work and it is stable.

Its Java based, but its interface moves as fast as the gtk ones, the sound and audio (PortAudio) systems are platform specific and its perfectly integrated with alsa and pulseaudio + has the best sound quality of all SIP clients i tried.

- It has Windows, Mac, Linux clients
- generic linux builds with everything bundled with windows-like installer and debian-based repository.

[kellemes]

I use Sip Communicator (..)

Thanks for the tip, looks great, I think I'm gonna give it a try.

[sxmaxchine]

This poll pretty much assumes everyone chats over MSN

yea most people probably do use msn i personaly use msn and skype for video but i did ask for instant messenger which includes all the others

[Kdar]

Skype mostly.

I also like to use Pidgin and Emesene for MSN

[madnessjack]

Default- long as it does the job.

Pidgin was okay but I prefer Empathy. Most of the folks I know I get hold of via Facebook chat, and that now uses Jabber which is mega-convenient.

[Kdar]

For me a lot of things do not work in Empathy.. Even file transfer.. I always have to explain to someone I am using something else (not MSN or Yahoo Messenger)

[Dragonbite]

Empathy.

I primarily use it for Google Talk and Facebook chat.

File transfer worked fine, and when I want or need to I have my AIM, MSN and Yahoo! accounts there. I just don't use them much.

[Kdar]

I wonder why mine didn't work recently.

[Tibuda]

why does nearly everybody seem to like pidgin, i do agree that it is a great program but i think it just looks ugly

Looks ugly? It looks exactly how everything else on my system looks like (unless you're on KDE).

[ctrlmd]

emesene
im going to try Sip Communicator

[Phoenixie]

Skype, Pidgin, IRSSI

[gnomeuser]

I use Empathy for GoogleTalk, aMSN for MSN (since this is where the webcam currently works and I have custom emoticons).

On my Nokia N900 I use the builtin Telepathy based client for GoogleTalk, MSN as well as Skype for it's own system.

[Dragonbite]

I did go crazy with aMSN and Gyachi for MSN and Yahoo! webcam, but since realized most of the people I want to talk to are on Google Talk and Facebook (which is so nice to not have to use that little pop-up chat box on the webpage).

For video, now, Skype covers most of my needs which is really just a few friends and family.

[Queue29]

Used to use Pidgin and skype. Now I just use the built in chat bot in gmail.

[BrokenKingpin]

I use Pidgin.

This has to be the worst set of options I have seen in a poll in quite some time. How can you have a poll on IM clients and not even include Pidgin?

[TheNessus]

Kopete

[jomiolto]

Other: none.

[Simian Man]

Your poll options are very disappointing. I use empathy.

[Dragonbite]

Kopete

Kopete has never liked my webcam (Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000)

[Lightstar]

on linux: pidgin
on win 7: pidgin

though I do load the real msn sometimes on windows when i need webcam

[chris4585]

Why do people never do research when they make polls? more options please. I use bitlbee.

[Bölvaður]

why does nearly everybody seem to like pidgin, i do agree that it is a great program but i think it just looks ugly

because it is the only gnome im that has xfire, facebook, msn, jabber (& gmail) and that... "bonjour" thing.
If you only got 1 IM account you dont have enough.

[Dragonbite]

because it is the only gnome im that has xfire, facebook, msn, jabber (& gmail) and that... "bonjour" thing.
If you only got 1 IM account you dont have enough.

I was happy to find out Empathy supports Facebook without any plugin.

[virusiidx]

Pidgin and Skype.

[sandyd]

kmess.

[mikeymouse]

Kopete seems to me to be the best..
mikeymouse

[LoloftheRings]

Pidgin.

It looks very well with my DWM theme. I love simplicity, and pidgin is like a synonym for simplicity.

[samh785]

Pidgin and skype.

[j.bell730]

Other: irssi.

[DeadSuperHero]

Epiphany. You can share your Rhythmbox collection and desktop over a Jabber account!

Also, word is that the support for video on popular protocols is definitely there in Epiphany. Haven't really tried it since I have no one to do video conferencing with, but a nice touch nonetheless.

[ALIENDUDE5300]

Pidgin here too :)

[markp1989]

i use pidgin because i can use 1 program to connect to msn and facebook chat

[hessiess]

Use IRSSI for IRC every so often, but besides that, I dont use one.

[graabein]

I use meebo.com but usually I'm not on IM.

[Arthur_D]

Skype.

[tuddy666]

Pidgin has support for just about everything I use (MSN, Yahoo, AIM, IRC) and I like the interface. Empathy's also good, but has problems with my MSN account most of the time.

[Zoot7]

Pidgin - Got so used to using it in Linux, that I use it in Windows now too.

[spcwingo]

Chalk up another one for Pidgin.

[sxmaxchine]

ok to everyone who is complaining that i didnt put pidgin in the options that is because it is default in jaunty and lower so i couldnt put in pidgin because then people who use jaunty wont know weather to select pidgin or default.

also i didnt realy care what program you use i mainly wanted to know why you use it.

[Khakilang]

At first it was Pidgin on 9.04 now is Empathy on 9.10. Both work.

[kellemes]

ok to everyone who is complaining that i didnt put pidgin in the options that is because it is default in jaunty and lower so i couldnt put in pidgin because then people who use jaunty wont know weather to select pidgin or default.

also i didnt realy care what program you use i mainly wanted to know why you use it.

A list of messengers (without "default in distro") would have been better..
Like a lot of members of this forum.. I use (K)ubuntu, it has Kopete as default messenger (pretty good by the way), but still I use Pidgin.

[HangukMiguk]

Pidgin, but I've been having problems lately with it hogging my resources, and (if I don't restart it often enough) freezes my computer, can't even back out of X, have to cold boot.

[Berk]

irssi for IRC, finch for msn.
I'm planning to move to using bitlbee though, I'm just slightly bewildered still by the set up of it.

[Toddus]

Pidgin for me!

Why?

Because its simple, does not use a lot of resources, is compatible with almost any messaging platform (irc etc) Also it works with Yahoo Japan, which was really the kicker for me.
I have no idea why they changed the distro from pidgin to Empathy, empathy is gross.

[burcaden]

i use MSN Messenger only

[d3v1150m471c]

Pidgin

[gn2]

None, I have never used a messenger application. Not once ever.

[handy]

None.

Not now, not ever.

[Bölvaður]

I was happy to find out Empathy supports Facebook without any plugin.

cool, but still lacking xfire plugin
but it may not be as relevant for me now as before when I regularly played games.

[Dragonbite]

cool, but still lacking xfire plugin
but it may not be as relevant for me now as before when I regularly played games.

What's "xfire"?

I don't do a lot of things with my IM. The file transfer was a nice touch when I was fixing a friend's scanned picture and was sending himp updates as I fixed them. A lot easier than emailing them.

Otherwise, I'm a basic user so that may make a difference for whether Empathy works or not for me.

[Tibuda]

What's "xfire"?

It is an IM network for gamers.

[Dragonbite]

It is an IM network for gamers.
That explains why I have never heard of it :P

[rudihawk]

Pidgin... :)

[chiefboo]

Pidgin has support for just about everything I use (MSN, Yahoo, AIM, IRC) and I like the interface. Empathy's also good, but has problems with my MSN account most of the time.

hi all. i just switched over completely to linux and i've been using pidgin but the msn on it has been randomly cutting off and my friend is either ignoring me or i'm not getting any messages through MSN.

on msn messenger if a message is send while i'm offline i will get a notification of it and what the message is... i'm guessing pidgin doesn't do that for ya?

what messenger does?

I'm looking to switch but i need a single client program for both AIM and MSN. :KS

[dinamic1]

http://tux.crystalxp.net/png/delwing-pidgin-tux-16559.png

pidgin X-)

[The Knight]

Well, I'm currently using Galaxium but it has a couple of problems...

So I came here looking for a new one. I'm going to download and try both emesene (is that spelled right?) and pidgin. But if anyone could suggest one that has the features I want, I would be grateful.

Essentially what I'm looking for is something very close to WLM. I've only recently switched over, and all my contacts use MSN. So I'm looking for an IM that need only have MSN support, but others would be nice. Also, I'd like it to have support for coloured contact names - many of my contacts have loads of tags in their names which fill up the screen if they're not interpreted.
I'd also like some kind of integration with any music player for a 'Now Playing' because I'm so bigheaded about my music taste ;)

[Ferb]

Empathy ... never had any problems with it but I don't IM very much

[scouser73]

I don't use instant messaging programs anymore.

[shrimpy89]

Pidgin. Simple, lightweight (relative to the default clients, that is ;)), yet very functional. Looks don't matter much to me but it's elegant in its simplicity.

[marshmallow1304]

I was happy to find out Empathy supports Facebook without any plugin.

So does Pidgin, now that Facebook uses XMPP. http://www.facebook.com/sitetour/chat.php
I still use the plugin though. It has some nice extras that plain XMPP doesn't.

[Firestem4]

I use kmess on Linux. Kopete for everything else. I know its a little redundant having two chat clients that both can run MSN, and kopete runs MSN+ all others, but I'm not the biggest fan of kopete.

I use emesene on Windows instead of MSN, no ads to deal with on their crappy software :)

[chriswyatt]

hi all. i just switched over completely to linux and i've been using pidgin but the msn on it has been randomly cutting off and my friend is either ignoring me or i'm not getting any messages through MSN.

on msn messenger if a message is send while i'm offline i will get a notification of it and what the message is... i'm guessing pidgin doesn't do that for ya?

what messenger does?

I'm looking to switch but i need a single client program for both AIM and MSN. :KS

You should give msn-pecan a go.

http://code.google.com/p/msn-pecan/
http://felipec.wordpress.com/tag/msn-pecan/

I used to use it but a while ago I switched to using Empathy.

[Seano911]

I use Emesene, tried both Pidgin and Empathy, and although they're both perfectly capable, I only want to connect to MSN and Emesene provides me with the features of the default MSN client in the simplest way imo.

[t.rei]

Pidgin.

Supports all interesting protokolls.
Works on all platforms I currently use.
Supports OTR.
Supports invisibility without being 'defaulted to offline' (like kopete).
Supports blocking properly.
Isn't 'integrated' to hell and back. (works on any DE)

[CompyTheInsane]

Windows: either Trillian or Pidgin, and the Xfire client for Xfire
Linux: Pidgin, since I like the convenience of being able to access AIM, Yahoo, MSN, XMPP, and Xfire (with the Gfire (http://gfireproject.org) plugin installed) from within the same IM client.

[Phrea]

Pidgin.

[Muppeteer]

Kopete...Can't wait for the new version, whenever that will be :)