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+[MCabber][home] is a console-based Jabber client, released under the GNU GPL.
+
+Translations: [[German|de]], [[French|fr]], [[Russian|ru]], [[Ukrainian|uk]].
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+[[!toc]]
+
+# 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][otr]) 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)
+  - [[!xep 0280]] - Message Carbons
+
+# 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][userguide] 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|FAQ]].
+
+# Download
+
+You can download mcabber tarballs from the [main site][home].
+
+Maybe there exist mcabber [[package|Packages]] for your operating system.
+
+# Development
+
+See the [[Hacking]] page for information on helping with the development of
+mcabber.
+
+# Links
+
+* [MCabber official homepage][home]
+* [XMPP Standards Foundation][xsf]
+* [[!wikipedia Jabber desc="Jabber on Wikipedia"]]
+* [Jabber.org IM service][jabberorg]
+
+[home]:       http://mcabber.com/
+[otr]:        http://www.cyberpunks.ca/otr/
+[userguide]:  http://mcabber.com/files/mcabber_guide.pdf
+[xsf]:        http://www.xmpp.org/xsf/
+[jabberorg]:  http://www.jabber.org/
+