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= BitlBee Wiki =

We'll use this Wiki to offer better on-line searchable [[http://bitlbee.org|BitlBee]] documentation.

How to connect to ...

|| '''Service (Protocol)''' || '''Status''' ||
|| Plain XMPP (jabber) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in (no special docs needed) ||
|| [[HowtoGtalk|Google talk (GMail/Google+ chat)]] (jabber) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in (but no groupchats, see [[Hangouts]]) ||
|| [[HowtoTwitter|Twitter]] (twitter) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in ||
|| [[HowtoStatusNet|StatusNet]] (twitter) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in ||
|| [[HowtoStudiVZ|StudiVZ]] (jabber) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in ||
|| [[HowToNWSChat|NWSChat]] (jabber) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in ||
|| [[HowtoHipchat|Hipchat]] (jabber) ||<#AAFFAA> Built-in ||
|| [[HowtoSkypeWeb|Skype with skypeweb]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]], recommended way to use skype ||
|| !GaduGadu ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] ||
|| [[HowtoSIPE|SIPE (Microsoft OCS / LCS / Lync / Skype for Business)]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ||
|| [[https://github.com/BenWiederhake/tdlib-purple/|Telegram]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ||
|| [[https://github.com/hoehermann/libpurple-signald|Signal]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[https://gitlab.com/signald/signald|signald]] + [[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  ||
|| [[HowtoSTO|Star Trek Online]] (jabber)  ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]]'s jabber  ||
|| [[HowtoMatrix|Matrix]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin  ||
|| [[https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-discord|Discord]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin  ||
|| [[https://github.com/hoehermann/purple-gowhatsapp|WhatsApp]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin ||
|| [[https://github.com/EionRobb/purple-teams|Microsoft Teams]] ||<#FFAAFF> Supported through [[HowtoPurple|libpurple]] third party plugin  ||
|| Other protocols supported by libpurple ||<#FFAAFF> See [[HowtoPurple]] ||
|| [[https://github.com/jgeboski/bitlbee-steam|Steam]] ||<#AAFFAA> Third party plugin by jgeboski ||
|| [[HowtoFacebookMQTT|Facebook]] (MQTT) ||<#AAFFAA> Third party plugin by jgeboski. Replacement for facebook's XMPP ||
|| [[https://github.com/meh/bitlbee-torchat|Torchat]] ||<#AAFFAA> Third party plugin by meh ||
|| [[https://github.com/meh/bitlbee-omegle|Omegle]] ||<#AAFFAA> Third party plugin by meh ||
|| [[https://github.com/sm00th/bitlbee-discord/|Discord]] ||<#AAFFAA> Third party plugin by sm00th ||
|| [[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 ||
|| [[http://altrepo.eu/git/line-protocol|LINE instant messenger protocol]] ||<#FFAAAA> Might work but causes account bans ||

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

|| '''Service''' || '''Bridge''' || '''Notes''' ||
|| Google Hangouts || [[https://github.com/mtomwing/pickups|pickups]] || Python. Useful for groupchats, which gtalk's XMPP doesn't support ||
|| Campfire || [[https://github.com/zerowidth/camper_van|camper_van]] || Ruby ||
|| Matrix || [[https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-ircd|matrix-ircd]] || Rust ||
|| Discord || [[https://github.com/mk-fg/reliable-discord-client-irc-daemon|rdircd]] || Python ||
|| SMS (with 3g modem) || [[https://git.eta.st/eta/sms-irc|sms-irc]] || Rust ||
|| Whatsapp Web || [[https://git.eta.st/eta/sms-irc|sms-irc]] || Rust ||
|| Mattermost || [[https://github.com/42wim/matterircd|matterircd]] || Go ||
|| Slack || [[https://github.com/42wim/matterircd|matterircd]] || Go ||


Other pages:

  * How to do ... (FAQs)
   * [[FAQ|General FAQs]]
   * [[SendNewlines|Send a multi-line message]]
   * [[HowtoMigrate|Migrating BitlBee instances from one machine to another]]
   * [[ConvertPurple|Converting Pidgin configs to BitlBee]]
   * [[ChangingPasswords|Changing your IM/identify password]]
   * [[DecodingPasswords|Decoding/Decrypting passwords in your .xml file]]
   * [[JabberGroupchats|Group chats in bitlbee using regular Jabber accounts]]
   * [[AuthModeRegistered|Generating user account files when using AuthMode=Registered]]
   * [[Oscar over SSL|Connecting to ICQ in a secure way]]
   * [[ManagingContactList|Managing contact lists]]
   * [[AwayDevoice|Continuous voice changes in &bitlbee, what do they mean?]]
   * [[GoogleApps|Using Google Talk with a Google Apps for Domains Address]]
   * [[SelfMessages|Self-messages]]
   * [[UnixSockets|Using unix sockets to connect from your irc client]]
   * [[Prevent Ping Timeout]]
  * Plugins/add-ons/etc
   * [[HowtoPurple|BitlBee powered by libpurple]]
   * [[bitlbee-otr|OTR (Off-the-Record Messaging) with bitlbee]]
  * "Bleeding edge" stuff/etc
   * [[Packages|Debian/Ubuntu nightly builds]]
   * [[Debugging|General debugging tips]]
   * [[DebuggingCrashes|Debugging crashes]]
  * IRC client-specific stuff
   * [[IrssiTips|Using BitlBee with Irssi]]
   * [[MircTips|Mirc HowTo]]
   * [[Hexchat_tips]]
  * Old stuff kept for historical reasons
   * [[GtalkGroupchats|Group chats in bitlbee using gtalk account]] (outdated?)
   * [[UiFix|BitlBee ui-fix branch, now known as BitlBee 3.0]]
   * [[VersionReference|Version reference tables]] (mostly about the transition from otr 3 to 4)
   * [[GtalkEvilness|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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