https://github.com/arcanechat/arcanechat-tui
[WIP] a lightweight ArcaneChat client for the command line
https://github.com/arcanechat/arcanechat-tui
chat client curses deltachat email encryption python
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[WIP] a lightweight ArcaneChat client for the command line
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/arcanechat/arcanechat-tui
- Owner: ArcaneChat
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2020-04-16T21:36:56.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-02-25T00:46:32.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-25T21:11:25.051Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: chat, client, curses, deltachat, email, encryption, python
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 700 KB
- Stars: 53
- Watchers: 5
- Forks: 4
- Open Issues: 7
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# ArcaneChat TUI
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> a lightweight ArcaneChat client for the command line
ArcaneChat TUI is a ncurses Delta Chat client developed in Python with the urwid library.
#### Features
- [X] Create accounts
- [X] Tweak account configuration (ex. set display name and status)
- [X] Ability to send text messages :)
- [X] Read receipts ✓✓
- [X] Display quoted messages
- [ ] Account switcher
- [ ] Chat operations: delete, pin/unpin, mute/unmute, archive/unarchive, add/remove members, etc.
- [ ] Message operations: reply, delete, open attachment/links, see info, jump to quote
- [ ] Import/export keys and backups
- [ ] Ability to send files
- [ ] Notifications
- [ ] Support for contact verification and group invitations links
- [ ] Block/unblock contacts and see the list of blocked contacts
- [ ] See contact list
- [ ] Search messages and chats
- [ ] Open HTML messages
- [ ] View archived chats
## Installing
#### With pip
This program depends on the `deltachat-rpc-server` program to be installed in your system,
if you want to try to install it using pip run:
```
$ pip install -U "arcanechat-tui[full]"
```
If you will manually install the `deltachat-rpc-server` program in
your PATH on your own, then run:
```
$ pip install -U arcanechat-tui
```
#### With pipx
To install ArcaneChat TUI with [pipx](https://pipx.pypa.io):
```
$ pipx install arcanechat-tui deltachat-rpc-server
```
## Using
After installation the command `arcanechat-tui`
(and `arcanechat` alias) should be available.
For more tips and info check [the user guide](https://github.com/ArcaneChat/arcanechat-tui/blob/main/docs/user-guide.md)