Pidgin is still there, still works and supports modern chat platforms too, via plugins:
Of course, some platforms ban you for using alternate clients.
Of course, some platforms ban you for using alternate clients.
Nice!
> Of course, some platforms ban you for using alternate clients.
Less nice... Doesn't seem like that list outlines which platforms will/could ban you either, which makes the entire list a no-go for me, and I'm sure others.
I am really loving this news, i was able to convince some of my old icq contacts back then to switch to jabber this way. And why wouldnt they if its all the same interface?
https://bugs.otr.im/otrv4/otrv4
The interface for Pidgin is exactly the same as it was back then (it still uses GTK2), modern users have much different interface tastes in 2022, so you might find it difficult to convince people to use Pidgin.