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5) #include "head.wmi" TITLE="Tor Project: Vidalia" CHARSET="UTF-8"

6) <div id="content" class="clearfix">

7)   <div id="breadcrumbs">

8)     <a href="<page index>">Home &raquo; </a>

9)     <a href="<page projects/projects>">Projects &raquo; </a>
10)     <a href="<page projects/vidalia>">Vidalia &raquo; </a>
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12)   <div id="maincol">

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14) 

15)     <h2>Vidalia</h2>
16)     <div class="underline"></div>

17) 

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19)     <div class="sidebar-left">

20)     <img src="$(IMGROOT)/Screenshot-Vidalia-Control-Panel.png"
21) width="261" height="255" alt="Vidalia Control Panel Screenshot"/>

22)     </div>
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24) 

25)     <p>

26)     Vidalia is a cross-platform graphical controller for the
27)     <a href="<page index>">Tor</a> software, built using the <a
28)     href="http://qt.nokia.com/">Qt</a> framework. Vidalia runs on most
29)     platforms supported by Qt 4.3 or later, including Microsoft Windows,
30)     Apple OS X, and Linux or other Unix variants using the X11 window
31)     system.

32)     </p>
33)     <p>
34)     Vidalia lets you start and stop Tor, see how much bandwidth you are

35)     consuming, see how many circuits you currently have active, see where
36)     these circuits are connected on a global map, view messages from
37)     Tor about its progress and current state, and let you configure your
38)     Tor client, bridge, or relay with a simple interface.  Included in
39)     Vidalia is an extensive help system which helps you understand all of
40)     the options available to you.  All of these features are translated

41)     into a large number of languages. Vidalia does not work alone, it
42)     requires Tor to be useful. (Tor is not included in the downloads on
43)     this page.)

44)     </p>

45) 

46)     <a id="Downloads"></a>
47)     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Downloads">Downloads</a></h3>

48) 

49)     <p>

50)     Most Windows and Mac OS X users should simply download Vidalia as part
51)     of a <a href="<page download/download>">Tor software bundle</a>. If
52)     you want to upgrade the Vidalia software included in a Tor bundle
53)     you currently have installed, you can use one of the installer

54)     packages below.
55)     </p>

56) 

57)     <h4>Stable Releases</h4>

58)     <p> The most recent stable release is: <version-vidalia-stable></p> 

59)     <ul>
60)       <li>

61)          <a href="../dist/vidalia-bundles/vidalia-bundle-<version-stable>-<version-vidalia-stable>.exe">Windows Installer</a>
62)         (<a href="../dist/vidalia-bundles/vidalia-bundle-<version-stable>-<version-vidalia-stable>.exe.asc">sig</a>)

63)       </li>
64)       <li>

65)          <a href="../dist/vidalia-bundles/vidalia-bundle-<version-stable>-<version-vidalia-stable>-i386.dmg">Mac OS X x86 Only</a>
66)         (<a href="../dist/vidalia-bundles/vidalia-bundle-<version-stable>-<version-vidalia-stable>-i386.dmg.asc">sig</a>)

67)       </li>
68)       <li>

69)          <a href="../dist/vidalia-bundles/vidalia-bundle-<version-stable>-<version-vidalia-stable>-ppc.dmg">Mac OS X PPC Only</a>
70)         (<a href="../dist/vidalia-bundles/vidalia-bundle-<version-stable>-<version-vidalia-stable>-ppc.dmg.asc">sig</a>)

71)       </li>
72)       <li>
73)         <a href="<page docs/debian-vidalia>">Instructions for Debian/Ubuntu/Knoppix Repositories</a>
74)       </li>
75)       <li>

76)          <a href="../dist/vidalia/vidalia-<version-vidalia-stable>.tar.gz">Source Tarball</a>
77)         (<a href="../dist/vidalia/vidalia-<version-vidalia-stable>.tar.gz.asc">sig</a>)

78)       </li>
79)     </ul>

80) 

81)     <h4>Alpha Releases</h4>
82)     <p> The most recent alpha release is: 0.3.0</p> 

83)     <p> <strong>WARNING</strong> these are very alpha bundles.</p> 

84)     <ul>
85)       <li>
86)          <a href="https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/technology-preview/vidalia-bundle-0.2.3.1-alpha-0.3.0.exe">Windows Installer</a>
87)         (<a href="https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/technology-preview/vidalia-bundle-0.2.3.1-alpha-0.3.0.exe.asc">sig</a>)
88)       </li>
89)       <li>
90)          <a href="https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/technology-preview/vidalia-bundle-0.2.3.1-alpha-0.3.0-i386.dmg">Mac OS X x86 Only</a>
91)         (<a href="https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive/technology-preview/vidalia-bundle-0.2.3.1-alpha-0.3.0-i386.dmg.asc">sig</a>)
92)       </li>
93)       <li>

94)          <a href="../dist/vidalia/vidalia-0.3.0-alpha.tar.gz">Source Tarball</a>

95)         (<a href="../dist/vidalia/vidalia-0.3.0-alpha.tar.gz.asc">sig</a>)
96)       </li>
97)     </ul>

98) 
99)     <a id="Contribute"></a>
100)     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Contribute">Contribute</a></h3>
101) 
102)     <p>
103)     Vidalia is always looking for volunteers that want to help in development.
104)     To start you should first take a look at the
105)     <a href="https://www.torproject.org/getinvolved/volunteer.html.en"> volunteer
106)     page</a> and see if there is something that interests you the most.
107) 

108)     Vidalia's source code lives now in a Git repository under https://gitweb.torproject.org/vidalia. 
109)     The clone URL is git://git.torproject.org/vidalia. You should get to know how Vidalia

110)     works internally in order to work with it. To do this you should know C++
111)     and Qt.
112)     </p>
113) 

114)     <a id="Support"></a>
115)     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#Support">Support &amp; Development</a></h3>
116) 

117)     <p>
118)     If you intend to start coding already, please read and follow the

119)     <a href="https://gitweb.torproject.org/vidalia.git/blob/HEAD:/HACKING">HACKING

120)     guide</a>.
121)     If you have a patch for a feature or a bug fix, first check the
122)     <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/report/27">tickets that
123)     are already submitted</a>, if there isn't a suited one for your patch, you
124)     can submit a <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/newticket">new ticket</a>
125)     selecting Vidalia as its Component.
126)     </p>
127) 

128)     <p>
129)     If you found a bug or you want a specific feature for future Vidalia releases, please
130)     file a <a href="https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/newticket">new ticket</a>
131)     selecting Vidalia as its Component.
132)     </p>
133) 

134)     <p>
135)     Every project member inside Tor mostly uses IRC to communicate. Vidalia is
136)     being developed currently by Matt Edman and Tomas Touceda. You can find
137)     them in #vidalia channel at OFTC under the nicks edmanm and chiiph,
138)     repectively. You should get in touch in order to see what's everyone working
139)     on and to share what you've been working on or what you want to do. If you
140)     intend to join the team, it's expected you stay around IRC, either in Vidalia's
141)     channel, or #tor-dev.
142)     </p>
143) 

144)     <p>

145)     If you have any doubts about any of the points in here, you can

146)     <a href="<page about/contact>">contact us</a> about it.
147)     </p>
148)