Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols. Designed from the ground-up to be resource efficient while still providing a rich feature set, Miranda includes support for AIM, Jabber, ICQ, IRC, MSN, Yahoo, Gadu-Gadu and more.

Additionally, with the choice of hundreds of plugins, icons, sounds and other content, Miranda IM gives you the ability to modify, customise and extend functionality to make it your own.

The powerful plugin system makes Miranda IM extremely flexible. Only the most basic features are built in, but there are currently more than 350 plugins available for download that allows users to extend the functionality in Miranda IM. Plugins can be installed to add support for ICQ, AIM, MSN, Jabber, Yahoo, Gadu-Gadu, Tlen, Netsend and other protocols.

Miranda IM is published under the GPL license and is free of charge.

What's New in version 0.8.17:

Enhancements:

• Installer now includes a portable mode option
• Added auto rename button to file transfer file exists prompt

Bugfixes:

• Minor fix for off screen positioning
• Fixed docking issues with contact list
• Gadu-Gadu: Improved message handling
• Gadu-Gadu: Fixed memory leaks
• Gadu-Gadu: Support contacts with large UINs
• Gadu-Gadu: Fixed idle issues with empty status messages
• MSN: Added handling of authentication failure due to incomplete profile
• Jabber: Translation improvements