# Miranda NG

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Miranda NG and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free, lightweight instant messaging client that one recommender praised for its skins and low memory use; the evidence is thin, and one critic reports it becomes unresponsive.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Facebook Messenger](https://hackerapproved.com/p/facebook-messenger.md): 36 recommend
- [Pidgin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pidgin.md): 30 recommend
- [Beeper](https://hackerapproved.com/p/beeper.md): 29 recommend
- [Dino XMPP client](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dino.md): 21 recommend
- [Element X](https://hackerapproved.com/p/element-x.md): 18 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Miranda NG", https://hackerapproved.com/p/miranda/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).