Miranda IM is the smaller, faster, easier instant messenger with support for multiple protocols. Created by Miranda-IM Team Miranda IM is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The most popular Mac alternative is Pidgin, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn’t suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Miranda IM and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Miranda IM are Jitsi (Free, Open Source), Rambox (Freemium, Open Source), Franz (Freemium, Open Source) and Trillian (Freemium).
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Miranda IM
Alternatives
| # | Image | App Name | Features | Platforms | Price | Website Link |
| 1 |  |
Disa | Android Android Tablet Kindle Fire |
Free | Website | |
| 3 |  |
Spark | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 4 |  |
Psi+ | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 5 |  |
Finch | Linux Xfce |
Free | Website | |
| 6 |  |
Facebook Messenger Kids | Android iPhone Android Tablet Kindle Fire iPad |
Free | Website | |
| 7 |  |
R&Q | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 8 |  |
mIRC | Windows | Commercial | Website | |
| 9 | Centericq | Discontinued | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 10 |  |
Jabiru | Discontinued | Android | Free | Website |
| 11 | Franz Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
| 12 |  |
Miranda NG | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 13 |  |
Kopete | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 14 |  |
Kadu | Discontinued | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website |
| 15 | jakeIRC |
Web Meteor npm |
Self-Hosted | Free | Website | |
| 17 |  |
BitlBee | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 18 | jsIRC |
Web Socket.io Discontinued |
Self-Hosted Node.JS jQuery |
Free | Website | |
| 19 |  |
Fast Food Stickers For iMessage | iPhone iPad |
Commercial | Website | |
| 20 |  |
centerim | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 21 |  |
Instantbird | Discontinued | Mac Windows Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website |
| 22 |  |
Digsby | Discontinued | Windows | Free | Website |
| 23 | nirc | Git Web |
Self-Hosted Node.JS Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 24 |  |
Ripcord |
Discord Slack |
Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website |
| 25 |  |
leafChat | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 26 |  |
ICQ |
Web S60 |
Mac Windows Mobile Java Mobile Windows Android iPhone Blackberry iPad Linux Windows Phone Kindle Fire Android Tablet |
Free | Website |
| 27 |  |
Stack | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 28 |  |
Fring | Discontinued | Android iPhone |
Freemium | Website |
| 29 |  |
Galaxium | Linux | Free | Website | |
| 30 |  |
iMessage | Mac iPhone Apple Watch iPad |
Free | Website | |
| 31 |  |
Rambox | Mac Windows Linux |
Freemium | Website | |
| 32 |  |
Psi | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 33 | Gnotty | Web | Self-Hosted Python |
Free | Website | |
| 34 |  |
Hamsket | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 35 |  |
Empathy | Discontinued | BSD Linux |
Free | Website |
| 36 | Iris | Web | Self-Hosted JavaScript Linux Python |
Free | Website | |
| 37 |  |
Facechat |
Web Facebook Messenger |
Free | Website | |
| 38 |  |
AQQ Instant Messanger | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 39 |  |
OctroTalk | Mac Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad |
Free | Website | |
| 40 | Facebook Messenger Alternatives for Android Tablet tagged with End To End Encryption | Windows Online Android iPhone Blackberry Windows S Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Apple Watch Android Wear |
Free | Website | ||
| 41 |  |
Beagle IM | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 42 | relay.js |
Web npm |
Self-Hosted Node.JS JavaScript Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 43 |  |
Isotoxin | PortableApps.com Windows |
Free | Website | |
| 44 |  |
Ferdi | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 45 |  |
Sim-IM | Discontinued | Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website |
| 46 |  |
Quassel IRC | Mac Windows Self-Hosted Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 47 |  |
Coccinella | Mac Windows BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 48 |  |
OneTeam | Web | Mac Windows iPhone Firefox Linux iPad |
Free | Website |
| 49 |  |
Jitsi | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone BSD Linux iPad |
Free | Website |
| 50 |  |
Adium | Mac | Free | Website | |
| 51 |  |
Pidgin | Mac Xfce Windows BSD Linux PortableApps.com |
Free | Website | |
| 52 |  |
GYachI | Linux | Free | Website | |
| 53 |  |
Tencent QQ | Mac Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad |
Free | Website | |
| 54 |  |
Swift XMPP Client | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 55 |  |
Trillian | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Linux iPad Software as a Service (SaaS) |
Freemium | Website |
| 56 |  |
KakaoTalk | Mac Windows Android iPhone Blackberry Windows Phone Android Wear Kindle Fire |
Freemium | Website | |
| 57 | Gyach | Discontinued | BSD Linux |
Free | Website | |
| 58 | YakYak Alternatives and Similar Software | Mac Windows Linux Hangouts |
Free | Website | ||
| 59 |  |
Fire | Discontinued | Mac BSD Linux |
Free | Website |
| 60 |  |
Chatzy | Web | Free | Website | |
| 61 |  |
Pandion | Windows | Free | Website | |
| 62 |  |
Imo | Windows Android iPhone Android Tablet iPad |
Free | Website | |
| 63 | IM+ Alternatives and Similar Software | Online Windows Mobile Android iPhone Java Mobile Symbian S60 HP webOS Blackberry Android Tablet Windows Phone iPad Kindle Fire Android Android Tablet |
Free with limited functionality | Website | ||
| 64 |  |
QIP Infium |
S60 Warning |
Windows iPhone |
Free | Website |
| 65 |  |
Mobile Node | Discontinued | Android | Free | Website |
| 66 |  |
Pinger | Web | Mac Windows Android iPhone |
Free Personal | Website |
| 67 |  |
Shout |
Web Discontinued |
Self-Hosted | Free | Website |
| 68 |  |
Yahoo Together | Web | Android iPhone iPad |
Free | Website |
| 70 |  |
Messenger Lite | Android Tablet Android |
Free | Website | |
| 71 |  |
Messenger for Desktop | Bundleware | Mac Windows Linux |
Free | Website |