[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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# 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/