Miranda IM is a multi-protocol instant messaging client for Windows. Very light on system resources and extremely fast, Miranda IM requires no installation and can be made to fit on a single floppy disk or USB drive. Featuring a powerful plugin-based framework and boasting over 350 plugins, Miranda IM is one of the most flexible and customisable messaging clients on the planet. To see how some of our users have customised Miranda IM, check out the screenshot section.

Enhancements

Support for multiple accounts (without dll renaming) for all protocols

SSL support has been added to the core

Support for compressed HTTP transactions

AIM: Unicode messaging, status messages, profiles

AIM: Offline messaging

AIM: Set/retrieve status message for any status

AIM: Ability to set your own avatar

AIM: Privacy settings & lists support

AIM: Server groups support

AIM: Group Chat support

AIM: SSL server connection support

ICQ: Fixed receiving of multi-part messages (only first part was received)

ICQ: Fixed processing of UTF-8 encoded status messages from QIP

ICQ: New offline messages protocol (supports unicode)

ICQ: New user details protocol support (fully unicode aware)

ICQ: Added support for status notes & moods

ICQ: URL events are now received as normal messages

ICQ: Ability to send/receive contacts to/from ICQ6 and AIM

ICQ: Server-list support now groups requests

IRC: IRC servers now stored in the database

IRC: Filter for IRC channel list

IRC: Enhanced identd processing

IRC: Added menu item for nickserv commands

IRC: Auto request client info on adding to contacts or private message

IRC: Enhanced WhoIs request

IRC: CTCP events are shown in the server window

IRC: Close windows with ESC button

IRC: Quick Connect now allows manual input of server parameters

Jabber: Bunch of new XMPP extensions implemented (XEPs: 70, 83, 108, 147, 184, 224, 232 and other)

Jabber: Massive improvements in filetransfers

Jabber: Improved GnuPG messages handling (using SecureIM/GPG plugins)

Jabber: Localized server messages support (xml:lang, RFC 3920 section 4.4)

Jabber: Server side notes (Miranda own extension)

Jabber: Ability to invite chat users to another rooms

Jabber: Directed presences, ability to change connection priority

Jabber: Display active resource of user in message window

Jabber: Jabber VCard moved integrated with user details

Jabber: Redesigned almost all dialogs (roster editor, bookmarks, privacy lists, groupchat join, user info and other)

Jabber: Redesigned menus (main menu in status bar, privacy lists menu, custom status, priority menu, groupchat menus and other)

Jabber: Added new and updated old icons, improvements in UI

Jabber: Added hotkeys and toolbar buttons

Jabber: Options to auto-accept authorization requests and auto-reject invites to conferences

Jabber: CTRL key shows disabled items in most menus

Jabber: Various improvements in groupchats (show online status, improved topic and nick change dialogs and other)

Jabber: Improved remote controlling (resources in forwarded messages, keep last options, leave groupchats)

Jabber: Added display of quit messages, ability to send quit and “slap” messages

Jabber: “Use hostname as resource” option

Jabber: Improvements in XML Console (filters, formatting)

Jabber: Ability to show jabber presence subscription states and errors

MSN: Rewritten to support WLM 8.5 protocol (and all it features)

MSN: Offline messaging

MSN: Added Hotmail Notifier functionality

Yahoo: Added Yahoo 9.x protocol support

Yahoo: File transfer overhauled with support for batches of files

Yahoo: Added user info dialog for Yahoo that shows more detailed information

Yahoo: Improved support for HTTP proxies

Yahoo: Yahoo Japan support

Yahoo: Yahoo now provides a Unicode version

Bugfixes

ICQ: Fixed receiving of multi-part messages (only first part was received)

ICQ: Fixed processing of UTF-8 encoded status messages from QIP

Jabber: Fixed various serious bugs (accidental account unregister, message sender spoofing, roster access by remote users)

Jabber: Fixed wrong timestamps in offline and forwarded messages, fixed xmpp time answers

Jabber: Various connection stability fixes (XMPP ping, ZLib keepalive and other)

Jabber: Fixed chat issues with autojoin and unstable connection

Jabber: Fixed displaying of active resource (including software info) in contact list

Yahoo: Tons of bug fixes

Program Information Category: Internet and communication Type: Free Version: 0.8.0 Size: 1.58MB Works on: Windows Product page: here