Pros
the programs can be run on different platforms and machines,.........
lol
Cons
difficult to understand and heavy options,......................
Summary
good informative and readable one,........
Pros
small and subjectively the best for me
Cons
didnt find any didnt find anydidnt find any
Summary
very gooda proggy very gooda proggy
Pros
Light usage of computer resources.
Cons
Messages do not pop up in the foreground.
Summary
What good is an instant message program if you don't know you have received a message? If you would have asked me a year ago, I would have rated this 5 stars. Somewhere along the way, an update took away the ability for messages to pop up in the foreground. They claimed to have fixed this many versions back, but I keep updating and it has never worked since.
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Reply by dsa157 on August 2, 2011
are you using Windows 7? Messages not popping to the foreground seems to be a problem with Windows 7. I have tried several chat clients trying to get around this and they all produce this same aggravating behavior. Does anyone have a workaround or solution for this?
Pros
Multi protocol, plug-ins, including encrypted IM.
Cons
sometimes has had stability issues in older versions.
Summary
There are tons of add-ins for this, however some are old and sometimes hard to find all the add-ins that rely on add-ins. Be nice if they moved the encryption to the base along with the most popular plug-ins. They seem to keep up to date with IM service changes which can be a bummer when someone like MSN, ICQ, etc.. make a protocol change.
Pros
Fast, easy to install and configure.
Cons
None so far.
Summary
If you have several active chat clients, this is a nice program for bridging and connecting with other users with either the same or different programs.
Pros
Small memory usage, usability, free and easy to configure with rich plugin assortment
Cons
Sometimes in urgent need of updating due to a sharp change in the basic protocols of MI. Of it as a rule, in contrast to the version of the main program, there is no visible warnings
Summary
Another would do well to make a site to synchronize the history, but probably consider it a lack of properly.
Pros
Miranda is extremely customizable. If there's something about the program you don't like at first, odds are you can change it. There's an endless string of plug-ins available that will change just about every detail of Miranda.
Cons
Extremely un-user-friendly.
It's true that every last single detail can be changed. But the process of changing them is laborious and unclear. Everything is in one Options screen that is filled with confusing, under-explained menus and sub-menus.
Summary
Miranda is like a fidgety kid. It's full of energy and ideas, but doesn't behave well.
There's a million and one plug-ins, but each new one introduces new quirks and kinks. I installed a spell checker (why isn't that built in from the get go?), it changes the appearance of the message window. Why?
Going into options to sort it out is never as straight forward as you expect. Layout is confusing and awful. Changing the simplest things is more difficult than it should be and will probably require a forum search.
If you like to tinker endlessly with a computer program (sometimes I do), Miranda will be right up your alley. If you want an IM program where you can set it and forget it, use Digsby or maybe Pidgin.
I've kept Miranda installed and will sometimes launch it just to fiddle with the details. But I always wind up going back to Digsby for day-to-day use.
Pros
none at all.
Cons
My computer would not recognize this software or open the program,after i downloaded it.
Summary
My computer refused to open the program and would not recognize it. So i had to uninstall it. End of story!
Pros
My favourite IM client. Free, fully customizable; plugins support, ...
Cons
takes some time to configure
Pros
The program does what it says it will.
Cons
Setup is not easy, nor is it intuitive.
It's really a third place contender in the specific game it's playing, try Digsby or Trillian for a better experience.
Summary
After much trial and tribulation trying every multi-protocol IM client on the net, the suggestion I have for the person looking for one is to try out Digsby. It's been winning a lot of awards lately, and it does exactly what you want this program to do, but it is new and goes through a lot of early stage development still. A close second place alternative would be Trillian, which has been around for ages. Trillian handles Twitter better. Both of the aforementioned handle many more protocols without need of plugins than Miranda does, forcing Miranda into third place, in my opinion, anyway.
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