Download Pidgin 2.14.10

Version 2.14.10 of Pidgin has been released. This multi-protocol instant messaging program can handle the networks of Jabber/XMPP† Bonjour† Gadu-Gadu† IRC† MicroFocus GroupWise Messenger† HCL Sametime† SILC† SIMPLE and Zephyr† By means of plugins, the functionality is even further expand† Downloads are available for Windows, Linux, and BSD. The macOS port is released under the name Adium. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

General:

• Audit and correct the COPYRIGHT file. †Review 1425†
• Fix a spelling error in a debug message for proxies. †Review 1426†
• Install some emojis already in the theme but not being installed. †Review 1428†
• Drop the QQ smileys as we don’t ship QQ anymore. †PIDGIN-14385†Review 1429†
• Modernize the desktop file. †Review 1433†
• Modernize the appdata file. †Review 1431†
• Make privacy settings persist. †PIDGIN-17137†Review 1463†

Pidgin:

• Fix a use after free that was introduced in 2.14.9. †Review 1488†

IRC:

• Fix a crash if the server sends a short form JOIN message. †PIDGIN-17375†Review 1484†

XMPP:

• Fix a regression from 2.14.9 where XMPP accounts state would get lost after failing to connect. †PIDGIN-17621†Review 1455†
• Fix a crash when requesting your own info in an XMPP conference. †Review 1465†
• Fix hang when completing a file transfer over XMPP. †Review 1466†
• Fix updating custom smileys. †PIDGIN-17153†Review 1477†
• Fix unblocking users. †PIDGIN-16414†Review 1479†
• Fix a crash when canceling a file transfer. †PIDGIN-17189†Review 1485†