---
name: "tkabber"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "tkabber"
version: "1.1.2+20250413-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tkabber"
---

# tkabber(1)

a GUI client for XMPP (Jabber) instant messaging protocol

## NAME

Tkabber - a GUI client for XMPP (Jabber) instant messaging protocol

## SYNOPSIS

**tkabber** \[**options**\]

## DESCRIPTION

Tkabber is a GUI client for XMPP (Jabber) instant messaging protocol. It provides full support for basic XMPP specifications as well as many extensions (XEPs) including multi-user conferencing, file transfers, extensive handling of privacy lists and much more. Tkabber is written in Tcl/Tk and thus is easily extensible.

This manual page was written for the **Debian** distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

## OPTIONS

- **-colormap**

  Colormap for main window

- **-display**

  Display to use

- **-geometry**

  Initial geometry for window

- **-name**

  Name to use for application (default: Tkabber)

- **-splash**

  Display the initial splash screen (default: yes)

- **-sync**

  Use synchronous mode for display server

- **-visual**

  Visual for main window

- **-use**

  Id of window in which to embed application

- **--**

  Pass all remaining arguments through to script

## SEE ALSO

Tkabber reference manual: /usr/share/doc/tkabber/tkabber.html

Tkabber WWW site: http://tkabber.jabber.ru/

Tkabber wiki pages: http://tkabber.jabe.ru/

[**tkabber-plugins**(7)](/tkabber-plugins/7.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jonas Meurer \<jonas@freesources.org\> for the **Debian** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts and no Back-Cover Texts.