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MCabber is a console-based Jabber client, released under the GNU GPL.
Translations: DE_Main_Page (German), FR_Main_Page (French), RU_Main_Page (Russian), UK_Main_Page (Ukrainian).
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Features
- mcabber is a text Jabber client including features such as SSL/TLS/SASL support, history logging, commands completion, external actions triggers and dynamic modules. It also has PGP, OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging) and Aspell/Enchant support.
- mcabber is reported to run on the following platforms: GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X and Cygwin.
- The following Jabber specifications are supported (in the development version):
- XEP-0012 - Last Activity
- XEP-0022 - Message Events
- XEP-0027 - Current Jabber OpenPGP Usage
- XEP-0030 - Service Discovery (partial)
- XEP-0045 - Multi-User Chat
- XEP-0048 - Bookmark Storage
- XEP-0049 - Private XML Storage
- XEP-0054 - vcard-temp (retrieval only)
- XEP-0085 - Chat State Notifications
- XEP-0086 - Error Condition Mappings
- XEP-0090 - Entity Time
- XEP-0091 - Delayed Delivery
- XEP-0092 - Software Version
- XEP-0115 - Entity Capabilities
- XEP-0145 - Annotations
- XEP-0146 - Remote Controlling Clients (partial)
- XEP-0184 - Message Delivery Receipts
- XEP-0199 - XMPP Ping (answering only)
- XEP-0202 - Entity Time
- XEP-0203 - Delayed Delivery
- XEP-0249 - Direct MUC Invitations (partial)
Getting started
Have a look at the Getting started page for help on running mcabber for the first time.
You can read the small User Guide as well to get a quick overview.
Modules
MCabber 0.10.0 supports dynamic Modules (a.k.a. plugins).
Tips
See the Tips And Tricks page for some (maybe) useful advice. Don't forget to check the Frequently Asked Questions.
Download
You can download mcabber tarballs from the main site.
Maybe there exist mcabber Packages for your operating system.
Development
See the Community Portal for information on helping with the development of mcabber.