We all know how annoying it can be to chat using the notification bar at the bottom of the browser when visiting Facebook. Every time you navigate to a new page you have to wait for the Facebook chat bar to load again.

Now you can use Facebook chat without even opening a browser. Again this time it was done using Pidgin, just like the Mxit Pidgin plugin you now get the Facebook chat plugin for Pidgin.

The Facebook chat plugin for Pidgin connects to the Facebook chat IM service without the need of an API key. Currently the plugin can log into the Facebook servers, grab the buddy list, send/receive messages, add/remove friends, receive notifications, show your inbox count, organises friend lists/groups, search for Facebook friends and set your Facebook status all from the comfort of your desktop.

You can get hold of the Facebook Pidgin plugin here to use Facebook chat from your desktop.