[MCabber][home] is a console-based Jabber client, released under the GNU GPL.
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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/