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BitlBee Wiki

We'll use this Wiki to offer better on-line searchable BitlBee documentation.

How to connect to ...

Service (Protocol)	Status
Plain XMPP (jabber)	Built-in (no special docs needed)
Google talk (GMail/Google+ chat) (jabber)	Built-in (but no groupchats, see Hangouts)
Twitter (twitter)	Built-in
StatusNet (twitter)	Built-in
StudiVZ (jabber)	Built-in
NWSChat (jabber)	Built-in
Hipchat (jabber)	Built-in
Skype with skypeweb	Supported through libpurple, recommended way to use skype
GaduGadu	Supported through libpurple
SIPE (Microsoft OCS / LCS / Lync / Skype for Business)	Supported through libpurple third party plugin
Telegram	Supported through libpurple third party plugin
Hangouts	Supported through libpurple third party plugin
VK	Supported through libpurple third party plugin
FunYahoo++	Supported through libpurple third party plugin
Slack	Supported through libpurple third party plugin
Star Trek Online (jabber)	Supported through libpurple's jabber
Matrix	Supported through libpurple third party plugin
Other protocols supported by libpurple	See HowtoPurple
Steam	Third party plugin by jgeboski
Facebook (MQTT)	Third party plugin by jgeboski. Replacement for facebook's XMPP
Torchat	Third party plugin by meh
Omegle	Third party plugin by meh
Discord	Third party plugin by sm00th
Mastodon	Third party plugin by kensanata
Yahoo (yahoo)	Seems dead now, see 'FunYahoo++' above
Facebook (jabber)	Seems dead now, use Facebook (MQTT) instead
MSN (msn)	Seems dead now, use skypeweb instead
Skype with skyped (skype)	Seems dead now, use skypeweb instead
Skype with spectrum2 (jabber)	Seems dead now, use skypeweb instead
ICQ (oscar)	Seems dead now, use icyque instead
WhatsApp	The libpurple plugin is abandoned and no longer works
LINE instant messenger protocol	Might work but causes account bans

Other third party IRC bridges unrelated to bitlbee, but that you might appreciate:

Service	Bridge	Notes
Google Hangouts	pickups	Python. Useful for groupchats, which gtalk's XMPP doesn't support
Campfire	camper_van	Ruby
Matrix	matrix-ircd	Rust
Discord	https://github.com/mk-fg/reliable-discord-client-irc-daemon	Python

Other pages:

How to do ... (FAQs)
Plugins/add-ons/etc
- BitlBee powered by libpurple
- OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging) with bitlbee
"Bleeding edge" stuff/etc
IRC client-specific stuff
Old stuff kept for historical reasons
- Group chats in bitlbee using gtalk account (outdated?)
- BitlBee ui-fix branch, now known as BitlBee 3.0
- Version reference tables (mostly about the transition from otr 3 to 4)
- Google Talk using non-GMail addresses

The main point of this Wiki is that it'll show up in search results for common BitlBee questions/etc.

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  Comment: remove xchat tips broken link. (damn enter, previous rev should be "link to debugging crashes page")
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|| AIM/ICQ (oscar) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in (no special docs needed) ||
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-|| [[HowtoGtalk|Google talk (GMail/Google+ chat)]] (jabber) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in (but no groupchats, see 'hangouts' below) ||
|| [[HowtoFacebookXMPP|Facebook]] (jabber) ||<#FFAAAA> Seems dead now, use [[HowtoFacebookMQTT|Facebook (MQTT)]] instead ||
+|| [[HowtoGtalk|Google talk (GMail/Google+ chat)]] (jabber) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in (but no groupchats, see [[Hangouts]]) ||
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-|| [[HowtoMsn|MSN]] (msn) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in ||
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-|| [[HowtoSkype|Skype with skyped]] (skype) ||<#FFFFAA> Requires daemon, may have issues ||
|| [[HowtoSkypeWithSpectrum2|Skype with spectrum2]] (jabber) ||<#FFFFAA> Jabber transport (not a plugin), requires daemon, may have issues ||
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-|| [[HowtoWhatsapp|WhatsApp]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin, native plugin in progress ||
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-|| [[https://github.com/majn/telegram-purple|Telegram]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ([[http://bugs.bitlbee.org/bitlbee/ticket/1178|see bug]]) ||
|| [[https://bitbucket.org/EionRobb/purple-hangouts|Hangouts]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ||
+|| [[https://github.com/majn/telegram-purple|Telegram]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ||
|| [[Hangouts]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ||
|| [[https://bitbucket.org/olegoandreev/purple-vk-plugin|VK]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ||
|| [[https://github.com/EionRobb/funyahoo-plusplus|FunYahoo++]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin  ||
|| [[https://github.com/dylex/slack-libpurple|Slack]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin  ||
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+|| [[HowtoMatrix|Matrix]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin  ||
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+|| [[HowtoMastodon|Mastodon]] ||<#AAFFAA> Third party plugin by kensanata ||
|| Yahoo (yahoo) ||<#FFAAAA> Seems dead now, see '!FunYahoo++' above ||
|| [[HowtoFacebookXMPP|Facebook]] (jabber) ||<#FFAAAA> Seems dead now, use [[HowtoFacebookMQTT|Facebook (MQTT)]] instead ||
|| [[HowtoMsn|MSN]] (msn) ||<#FFAAAA> Seems dead now, use [[HowtoSkypeWeb|skypeweb]] instead ||
|| [[HowtoSkype|Skype with skyped]] (skype) ||<#FFAAAA> Seems dead now, use [[HowtoSkypeWeb|skypeweb]] instead ||
|| [[HowtoSkypeWithSpectrum2|Skype with spectrum2]] (jabber) ||<#FFAAAA> Seems dead now, use [[HowtoSkypeWeb|skypeweb]] instead ||
|| ICQ (oscar) ||<#FFAAAA> Seems dead now, use [[https://github.com/EionRobb/icyque|icyque]] instead ||
|| [[HowtoWhatsapp|WhatsApp]] ||<#FFAAAA> The libpurple plugin is abandoned and no longer works ||
|| [[http://altrepo.eu/git/line-protocol|LINE instant messenger protocol]] ||<#FFAAAA> Might work but causes account bans ||
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-|| Slack || [[https://slack.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201727913-Connecting-to-Slack-over-IRC-and-XMPP|Built-in gateway]] || Both irc and xmpp! ||
+|| Matrix || [[https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ircd|matrix-ircd]] || Rust ||
|| Discord || [[https://github.com/mk-fg/reliable-discord-client-irc-daemon]] || Python ||
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-   * [[VersionReference|Version reference tables]] (which bitlbee versions work, what OTR version numbers mean)
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-   * [[GtalkEvilness|Google Talk using non-GMail addresses]]
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+   * [[UnixSockets|Using unix sockets to connect from your irc client]]
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-  * Old stuff
+   * [[Hexchat_tips]]
  * Old stuff kept for historical reasons
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+   * [[VersionReference|Version reference tables]] (mostly about the transition from otr 3 to 4)
   * [[GtalkEvilness|Google Talk using non-GMail addresses]]