Flatsonar

Pidgin

by Gary Kramlich

Instant Messaging Client

Broad permissions Verified creator GPL-2.0 v2.14.14
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About

Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log into accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously.

This means that you can be chatting with friends on XMPP and sitting in an IRC channel at the same time.

Permissions

2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • talks to system service org.freedesktop.Avahi
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.Avahi
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • audio
    --socket=pulseaudio
  • access to your download folder
    --filesystem=xdg-download
  • notifications
    --talk-name=org.freedesktop.Notifications

Who publishes this

The creator demonstrably controls this app id: Flathub verification, the hosting account owns the namespace, or a well-known file on their domain.

  • fetches from freedesktop.org over unencrypted http: anyone on the path can swap the bytes
    source:insecure-url
  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

Recent activity on the upstream repository, or built and reviewed by Flathub.

No staleness signals: recent activity, or built and reviewed by Flathub.