Comments on: Torn between Pidgin and Digsby

By: Sudo Nonimus

Sudo Nonimus — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:08:27 +0000

The current iteration (2.5.4) of Pidgin leaks RAM like a sieve on my system – I’ve seen RAM usage in excess of 540 MB before I killed it! (Vista x64 SP1). It’s sad because I’ve been using pidgin for a long time. Now I’m trying out Digsby, and I’ve liked it so far..

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:49:02 +0000

i was a fan of digsby, until they violated the privacy of their entire user base by using idle time for research purposes without notice to end-users. i was looking for an alternative and it looks like i’ve found it. cheers.

By: Warloc

Warloc — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:37:00 +0000

Pigin’s pretty good I found it a bit of a challenge to configure and I love Digsby it’s fabulous except its RAM wastage and I say wastage because its not necessary however, because I’m on Linux I’m using pidgin at least until Digsby is released and then i will make an in depth comparison and choose which i prefer

By: Buzz Meter: Digsby » The Buzz Bin

Buzz Meter: Digsby » The Buzz Bin — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:39:49 +0000

[...] offers similar features to that of Yoono or Pidgin. With over seven different types of instant messaging tools including, AIM, Google Talk, Jabber and [...]

By: Sasha Kovaliov

Sasha Kovaliov — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:21:48 +0000

@sal thanks a lot :)

By: Sal

Sal — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:13:08 +0000

@sasha

here is a Facebook plugin for Pidgin

http://code.google.com/p/pidgin-facebookchat/

By: Sasha Kovaliov

Sasha Kovaliov — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:09:02 +0000

Unbelievable. I have the same concern right now. What to choose pidgin or digsby. Pidgin is lacking facebook notifications though.

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:36:28 +0000

@LethAL… yes thats a good ay of putting it… perhaps thats why it never really appealed to me before either, it does have a bit of a different aesthetic to most windows apps.

@Nohbdy: obviously you didn’t even read what I wrote, so why comment?

@Kyle: Let me know how you find it!

By: liz

liz — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 20:29:44 +0000

I don’t use any social networks at the moment, and I’ve always loved lightweight, minimalist applications with simple UI’s. I therefore absolutely LOVE Pidgin, and have never felt any desire to use Digsby.

By: Sal

Sal — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:52:00 +0000

Is there a plugin for Pidgin to chat with the notifications as mentioned above?

By: Nohbdy

Nohbdy — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:27:24 +0000

You think Digsby’s memory hogging is intentional? The developers are quite aware about it, especially noting it within their IM-like update announcements.

Digsby is still being worked on. Don’t knock it.

By: Kyle Judkins

Kyle Judkins — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:17:01 +0000

I am a big Digsby fan, but after reading this article, I think I’m going to give Pidgin a try.

By: unruled

unruled — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:24:55 +0000

Digsby looked incredible when I first used it…

that is, until I opened task manager. 80mb of ram used with no chat windows open is just not acceptable, even in this day and age of cheap RAM.

Just because we have more resources doesn’t mean we should waste them needlessly.

By: double051

double051 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:20:44 +0000

Pidgin does have a lot going for it, being open source, multiplatform, and lightweight. However, I still find Digsby to be the superior client. It’s webmail integration and it’s ability to chat within notifications is what seals it for me. They’re both great but I feel that Digsby wins hands down despite it’s memory issues.

By: LethAL

LethAL — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:13:13 +0000

I’ve never really liked pidgin: it felt like something you’d see on OS X. On windows, I’ve been a long-time miranda user, but there’s still no linux port around (despite it being GPL). For now though, I have to use Pidgin/Carrier when I’m using Linux.

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:22:10 +0000

I’ve been a longtime user and advocate of Pidgin/Gaim. When Digsby introduced Facebook Chat integration, I gave it an extended testrun, but was put off but the exact memory issues you mentioned. So, as soon as Pidgin got the FB plugin, I abandoned the Digsby ship. As you mention though, it is a new app, so great things may follow