Core and basic plugins

Template:Languages/Core & basic plugins The core and the most important plugins that are included in Miranda distribution by default. To run Miranda, you need at least a database driver and some protocol plugin in its Plugins folder. However, there are plugins that provide enhanced functionality and additional features support and thus are used very often. That's why Miranda comes with bunch of plugins, so that everyone could choose plugins to their taste/needs.

With the installer you may choose not to install the plugins you don't want/plan to use during the process of installation. When using the archive, you have to remove the unwanted plugins manually. The set of plugins within the installer slightly differs from that in the archive, the difference is pointed out in the list below.

Core

The standard modules are plugins for basic messaging dialog, contact list, etc. that are only loaded if their "substitutes" are not found in Plugins folder. This reduces the memory usage when the standard modules are replaced with other plugins with enhanced functionality.

In Miranda IM they were either available as separate plugins (chat.dll, clist_classic.dll and srmm.dll) or were built in Miranda IM core.

These plugins can be found in the Core subfolder of the main Miranda NG folder.

Standard modules offer basic functionality such as a message window or support for group chats. They are:

• StdAutoAway

• StdAway

• StdClist

• StdCrypt

• StdEmail

• StdMsg

• StdPopup

• StdUIHist

• StdUserInfo

• StdUserOnline

Plugins

Protocols

• AIM
• Facebook
• GG
• ICQ
• IRC
• Jabber
• MSN
• Yahoo

Service plugins

• AdvaImg
• AVS
• DbChecker

Database drivers

• Dbx_3x
• Dbx_mmap

Contact lists

• Clist_blind (installer only)
• Clist_modern
• Clist_nicer (You might also want to install Cln_skinedit – skin editor for Clist_nicer.)

Messaging dialogs

• Scriver (installer only)
• TabSRMM

Other plugins

These are optional but useful:

• Import – imports contacts and messages
• PluginUpdater – updates Miranda plugins and components (icons and langpacks); also allows to install these components using Miranda interface
• TopToolBar – adds button bar to Clist_modern and Clist_nicer

Other files

• Icons folder – contains icons for protocols and other plugins
• Mirandaboot.ini – contains the information required to get Miranda up and running
• Zlib.dll – data compression library

See also

• Installation and update