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"I went through hundreds of clients to sift out what I thought were the best multi-protocol IM clients out there. My requirements were:Continue reading : Three Free Multi-Protocol Instant Messengers You Should Know About
* It must be free (as in beer).
* It must run on Windows.
* It cannot be a beta.
* It must be actively developed.
* It must support at least five major protocols.
* It must support encryption.
* It must support basic features like graphical smilies, message logging, themes and file transfer.
* It must not require registration to use.
Originally, the last requirement wasn’t on the list, but as I went through more and more clients, being asked to sign up for yet another online account started getting on my nerves. The goal was to consolidate my accounts, not add more. Once this requirement was added, my list was cut down to only three clients: Trillian, Miranda, and Pidgin..."
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Pidgin
its the best, not a hog like Trillian
I currently use Miranda IM, as it's very simple and takes the least system resources of the three. You can even put it on a USB flash drive (I use this in school). It may seem simple at first, but there are a lot of additional plugins you could use to increase functionality. Personally, I find Pidgin too big (as in font), but it's good overall. Never tried Trillian, because, like another user said, it's a system hog.
pidgin 4EVA!!!
The original pidgin features (mostly visually speaking here) are so basic, it feels like the first msn windows. You can customize it... if you ever understand how to do it. I couldn't. And I'm really not bad with computers.