Pidgin Password Recovery -

By default, Pidgin (and its underlying library, libpurple ) stores your account passwords in within a configuration file. While this design choice is often debated for its security implications, it makes password recovery a straightforward process for the local user.

Simply delete the old <account> entry in accounts.xml and create a new one via Pidgin’s interface, entering the new password. Pidgin will re-save it (plaintext or obfuscated, depending on your settings). Pidgin Password Recovery

If Pidgin is currently running (e.g., you’re still logged in but forgot the password for a specific account), you can extract the password from the process memory. By default, Pidgin (and its underlying library, libpurple