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ArcaneChat TUI\n\n[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/arcanechat-tui.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/arcanechat-tui)\n[![License](https://img.shields.io/pypi/l/arcanechat-tui.svg)](https://pypi.org/project/arcanechat-tui)\n[![CI](https://github.com/ArcaneChat/arcanechat-tui/actions/workflows/python-ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/ArcaneChat/arcanechat-tui/actions/workflows/python-ci.yml)\n[![Code style: black](https://img.shields.io/badge/code%20style-black-000000.svg)](https://github.com/psf/black)\n\n\u003e a lightweight ArcaneChat client for the command line\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"https://github.com/ArcaneChat/arcanechat-tui/blob/main/screenshots/e1.png?raw=true\" alt=\"screenshot of ArcaneChat\"/\u003e\n\u003c/p\u003e\n\nArcaneChat TUI is a ncurses Delta Chat client developed in Python with the urwid library.\n\n#### Features\n\n- [X] Create accounts\n- [X] Tweak account configuration (ex. set display name and status)\n- [X] Ability to send text messages :)\n- [X] Read receipts ✓✓\n- [X] Display quoted messages\n- [ ] Account switcher\n- [ ] Chat operations: delete, pin/unpin, mute/unmute, archive/unarchive, add/remove members, etc.\n- [ ] Message operations: reply, delete, open attachment/links, see info, jump to quote\n- [ ] Import/export keys and backups\n- [ ] Ability to send files\n- [ ] Notifications\n- [ ] Support for contact verification and group invitations links\n- [ ] Block/unblock contacts and see the list of blocked contacts\n- [ ] See contact list\n- [ ] Search messages and chats\n- [ ] Open HTML messages\n- [ ] View archived chats\n\n## Installing\n\n#### With pip\n\nThis program depends on the `deltachat-rpc-server` program to be installed in your system,\nif you want to try to install it using pip run:\n\n```\n$ pip install -U \"arcanechat-tui[full]\"\n```\n\nIf you will manually install the `deltachat-rpc-server` program in\nyour PATH on your own, then run:\n\n```\n$ pip install -U arcanechat-tui\n```\n\n#### With pipx\n\nTo install ArcaneChat TUI with [pipx](https://pipx.pypa.io):\n\n```\n$ pipx install arcanechat-tui deltachat-rpc-server\n```\n\n## Using\n\nAfter installation the command `arcanechat-tui`\n(and `arcanechat` alias) should be available.\n\nFor more tips and info check [the user guide](https://github.com/ArcaneChat/arcanechat-tui/blob/main/docs/user-guide.md)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Farcanechat%2Farcanechat-tui","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Farcanechat%2Farcanechat-tui","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Farcanechat%2Farcanechat-tui/lists"}