Best of Multi Protocol Messenger Clients

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I was looking out for Instant Messenger application that allows me to connect to multiple chat services at the same time so that I don't have to run too many messengers at a same time. Yes previously I knew about some open source multi protocol messengers but somehow the interface didn't satisfy me much. Now I've checked Pidgin and Miranda and both of them looks just fine. Pidgin has a kind of Web 2.0 look, smooth and simple interface. Lets take a moment to review these 2 clients.

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	Pidgin	Miranda
Protocols	AIM ICQ SIMPLE Bonjour IRC Sametime Gadu-Gadu MSN XMPP Google Talk QQ Yahoo! Groupwise SILC Zephyr	AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) Gadu-Gadu IAX (Inter-Asterisk Exchange) ICQ IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Jabber MSN Netsend Tlen Yahoo more via plug-ins
Platforms	Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Windows XP Windows Vista Linux BSD Unix	Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows ME Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows 2003 Windows XP Windows Vista
Features	Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, and typing notification. and more. About 10MB of download Also has plug-in system but not many plug-ins yet Fairly nice smooth interface and fast enough. Powered by GTK library Customizable	Uses very little memory and is extremely fast. It requires no installation Can be fitted on a single floppy disc. Powerful plugin system makes Miranda IM very flexible. Only the most basic features are built in Currently more than 350 free plugins available for download that allows users to extend the functionality of Miranda IM. Highly customizable and expandable features
Type	Open source	Freeware
Portable	Not Portable Yet	Yes Portable
Avatars	Yes	Yes
TrayIcon	No	Yes