Finch iklayenti lokuthumela imiyalezo elisetshenziswa nge-console, elisuselwa ku- libpurple iyakwazi ukuxhumana nezinsizakalo: I-AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, XMPP, ICQ, IRC, SILC, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Sametime, Zephyr, Gadu-Gadu, y QQ ngasikhathi sinye.
Finch akuyona ngaphezu kwe I-Pidgin, kodwa kukhonsoli. Ukusetshenziswa kwayo kulula, nakuba kuthatha kancane ukujwayela ekuqaleni  Eminye imiyalo eyisisekelo yilena:
[Alt] + [A]: Khetha uhlu lwezinketho ezitholakalayo (Okuncamelayo, ama-Akhawunti.. njll).
[Alt] + [N]: Isisa ewindini elilandelayo.
[Alt] + [P]: Isisa efasiteleni langaphambilini.
[Alt] + [W]: Ibonisa uhlu lwamawindi, ukwazi ukukhetha ukuthi iyiphi esifuna ukuya kuyo.
[Alt] + [C]: Vala iwindi.
[Alt] + [Q]: Phuma.
Kunezinye eziningi esingazibona ngokuthayipha ikhonsoli:
$ man finch
Futhi lapha ngikushiya ukuthi kubukeka kanjani uma kuxhunyiwe:
Futhi kule ngxoxo eqhubekayo.
