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[[_TOC_]]
## Gajim
A fully-featured XMPP chat client.
Gajim aims to be an easy to use and fully-featured XMPP client.
Just chat with your friends or family, easily share pictures and
thoughts or discuss the news with your groups.
## Requirements
### Runtime Requirements
- [libadwaita](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libadwaita) (>=1.7.0)
- [cairo](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo) (>=1.16.0)
- [cryptography](https://pypi.org/project/cryptography/) (>=3.4.8)
- [css-parser](https://pypi.org/project/css-parser/)
- [emoji](https://pypi.org/project/emoji/) (>=2.6.0)
- [GLib](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib) (>=2.80.0)
- [Gtk4](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk) (>=4.17.5)
- [GtkSourceView5](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtksourceview)
- [keyring](https://pypi.org/project/keyring/)
- [nbxmpp](https://pypi.org/project/nbxmpp/) (>=7.0.0)
- [omemo-dr](https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/omemo-dr) (>=1.2.0)
- [packaging](https://pypi.org/project/packaging/)
- [httpx](https://pypi.org/project/httpx/)
- [h2](https://pypi.org/project/h2/)
- [Pango](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pango) (>=1.50.0)
- [Pillow](https://pypi.org/project/Pillow/) (>=9.1.0)
- [precis_i18n](https://pypi.org/project/precis-i18n/)
- [pycairo](https://pypi.org/project/pycairo/)
- [PyGObject](https://pypi.org/project/PyGObject/) (>=3.53.0)
- [Python](https://www.python.org/) (>=3.11)
- [qrcode](https://pypi.org/project/qrcode/) (>=7.3.1)
- [setuptools](https://pypi.org/project/setuptools/) (>=65.0.0)
- [socksio](https://pypi.org/project/socksio/)
- [SQLAlchemy](https://pypi.org/project/SQLAlchemy/) (>=2.0.0)
- [sqlite](https://www.sqlite.org/) (>=3.35.0)
- [truststore](https://pypi.org/project/truststore/)
- [pystray](https://github.com/moses-palmer/pystray) (Only on Windows)
- [PyWinRT](https://github.com/pywinrt/pywinrt) (Only on Windows)
- [windows-toasts](https://github.com/DatGuy1/Windows-Toasts) (Only on Windows)
### Optional Runtime Requirements
- D-Bus running to have gajim-remote working
- [sentry-sdk](https://pypi.org/project/sentry-sdk/) for Sentry error reporting to dev.gajim.org (users decide whether to send reports or not)
- [libspelling](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libspelling) and hunspell-LANG where lang is your locale eg. en, fr etc
- [libsecret](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libsecret/) for GNOME Keyring or KDE support as password storage
- [GUPnP-IGD](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp) for better NAT traversing
- [NetworkManager](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager) for network lose detection
- [GeoClue](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue) for sharing your location
- [GSound](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gsound) for sound on Linux
#### Rich Previews (Images and Voice Messages)
- [GStreamer](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer)
- [gst-libav](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/tree/main/subprojects/gst-libav)
- [gst-plugins-bad](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/tree/main/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad)
- [gst-plugins-base](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/tree/main/subprojects/gst-plugins-base)
- [gst-plugins-good](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/tree/main/subprojects/gst-plugins-good)
- [gst-plugins-rs](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gst-plugins-rs)
### Build Requirements
- [setuptools](https://pypi.org/project/setuptools/) (>=65.0.0)
- [gettext](https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext/)
To build Gajim a PEP517 build frontend like pip (https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) or build (https://pypa-build.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) must be used.
The build frontend takes care of installing all python build requirements. Beware `gettext` is not a python library and cannot be installed by the build frontend.
## Building
### Building the metadata files and translation
```bash
$ uv run ./make.py build -h
usage: make.py build [-h] [--dist {unix,flatpak,flatpak-nightly,win}]
```
Afterwards metadata files can be found in `dist/metadata` folder.
### Building the wheel
#### Using `build`
```bash
python -m build -w
```
#### Using `uv`
```bash
uv build
```
## Installing
```bash
uv pip install dist/name_of_wheel.whl
```
### Installing the metadata files (Unix only)
```bash
$ uv run ./make.py install -h
usage: make.py install [-h] [--dist {unix,flatpak,flatpak-nightly}] [--prefix PREFIX]
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--dist {unix,flatpak,flatpak-nightly}
Distribution
--prefix PREFIX The path prefix for installation (e.g. "/usr")
```
## Tests
- `uv run pytest`
- `uv run pytest ./test/gtk/gui_file.py` (for testing GUI files)
## Packages and install instructions
### Packages
- [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/gajim/)
- [Debian](https://packages.debian.org/stable/gajim)
- [Fedora](https://packages.fedoraproject.org/pkgs/gajim/)
- [FreeBSD](https://www.freshports.org/net-im/gajim/)
- [openSUSE](https://software.opensuse.org/package/gajim)
- [Ubuntu](https://packages.ubuntu.com/gajim)
### Flatpak
see [README](./flatpak/README.md)
### Snapshots
- [Daily Linux](https://www.gajim.org/downloads/snap/)
- [Daily Windows](https://gajim.org/downloads/snap/win)
### Mac
see [Wiki](https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/-/wikis/help/Gajim-on-macOS)
## Developing
The easiest way to run the development version is to use [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/)
uv run ./launch.py --user-profile dev
### Windows
see [README](./win/README.md)
## Miscellaneous
### Debugging
Execute gajim with `--verbose`
### Links
- [FAQ](https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/wikis/help/gajimfaq)
- [Wiki](https://dev.gajim.org/gajim/gajim/wikis/home)
That is all, **enjoy**!
(C) 2003-2026
The Gajim Team
[https://gajim.org](https://gajim.org)
We use original art and parts of sounds and other art from Psi, Gossip, Gnomebaker, Gaim
and some icons from various gnome-icons (mostly Dropline Etiquette) we found at art.gnome.org.
If you think we're violating a license please inform us. Thank you.
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