# ArcaneChat TUI
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> a lightweight ArcaneChat client for the command line
<p align="center">
<img src="https://github.com/ArcaneChat/arcanechat-tui/blob/main/screenshots/e1.png?raw=true" alt="screenshot of ArcaneChat"/>
</p>
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
## Installation
Install ArcaneChat TUI with pip:
```
$ pip install -U arcanechat-tui
```
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]
```
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)
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