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Gary Kramlich@grim@discourse.imfreedom.org (2026-07-01 12:46:57)
We are ecstatic to announce that we have released the second alpha version of Pidgin 3.0!!! This release has an official version number of 2.96.0. We will continue releasing in this fashion until we are ready for 3.0.0 which will be the release we consider ready for end users. You can read more about our development phases here.
The release can be found on SourceForge and should show up on Flathub Beta shortly.
If you don’t want to use the Flathub Beta method, there are build instructions in the README.md for building a Flatpak locally or installing into a meson devenv. Both methods avoid installing directly to your OS installation which is the preferred method as there is no easy way to uninstall the application at this time.
About
Just like the previous releases, this is a timed release. It is a snapshot of what we currently have and is something we think other tinkerers and developers may want to start playing with, but again, it is not meant for end users.
Most things are not implemented, the user interface has not been polished at all, and there are so, so many bugs. As such we are asking that packagers please do not package this for your users yet as the potential support requests will be too much for us to handle at this time.
Looking forward, Alpha 3 is scheduled for 2026-09-30 and will have a version number of 2.97.0.
We have a bunch of tickets entered for Alpha 3 and you can keep an eye on the Burn down Chart for Alpha 3 to stay informed.
As always, priorities and possibilities can and will change, so even if something is listed for this release that doesn’t mean it will be in the release until it’s actually completed.
If you would like monthly updates, be sure to check out the #state-of-the-bird::tag posts!
Highlights
This has been a very busy cycle. Like usual, we didn’t get through quite everything I wanted to, but we still made a lot of really good progress!!
Notifications
We removed the purple-toast and notification-sound plugins and built s
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