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<h2>Vidalia</h2>
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<p>
Vidalia is a cross-platform graphical controller for the
<a href="<page index>">Tor</a> software, built using the <a
href="http://qt.nokia.com/">Qt</a> framework. Vidalia runs on most
platforms supported by Qt 4.3 or later, including Microsoft Windows,
Apple OS X, and Linux or other Unix variants using the X11 window
system. It was originally written by Matt Edman, and is currently
maintained by Tomás Touceda.
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Vidalia lets you start and stop Tor, see how much bandwidth you are
consuming, see how many circuits you currently have active, see where
these circuits are connected on a global map, view messages from
Tor about its progress and current state, and let you configure your
Tor client, bridge, or relay with a simple interface. Included in
Vidalia is an extensive help system which helps you understand all of
the options available to you. All of these features are translated
into a large number of languages.
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<h3><a class="anchor" href="#Downloads">Downloads</a></h3>
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You should simply download Vidalia as part of a <a href="<page
download/download-easy>">Tor software bundle</a>.
<b>Users should be using Tor Browser Bundle, not installing Vidalia