diff --git a/recipes/wip/finch/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/finch/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c7a578540fdd7a527b7c213d8dda862309447a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/finch/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#TODO missing dependencies
+[source]
+tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/2.14.12/pidgin-2.14.12.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "custom"
+dependencies = [
+    "ncurses",
+]
+script = """
+COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(
+    --disable-gtkui
+)
+cookbook_configure
+"""
diff --git a/recipes/wip/pidgin/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/pidgin/recipe.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8ac64716814f354291b711e0b65e2d72e709b5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/pidgin/recipe.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#TODO missing dependencies
+[source]
+tar = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin/files/Pidgin/2.14.12/pidgin-2.14.12.tar.bz2"
+[build]
+template = "configure"