Abook is a text-based addressbook program designed to use with mutt mail client

Abook is a text-based addressbook program designed to use with Mutt mail client. Abook runs on Linux, FreeBSD and some other UNIXes.

Mutt 1.5.18 was released on May 17, 2008. This release contains 6 months of bug fixes, documentation improvements and performance enhancements since the release of 1.5.17, but only one new feature ($time_inc, for controlling the rate at which status updates are displayed).

We're still in feature freeze (mostly) for 1.6. The list of items blocking the release of mutt 1.6 may be found here: http://dev.mutt.org/trac/milestone/1.6 Patches for any issues found there would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all the contributors for this release, especially Rocco for authoring well over half the changes.

News

• 2008-06-03 - vCard import patch by Michael Krolikowski
• 2006-09-07 - 0.6.0pre2 (Notes | Download)
• 2006-09-06 - patch for 0.5.6 to fix a segfault bug in editor
• 2006-08-30 - 0.6.0pre1 (Notes | Download)
• 2006-07-22 - 0.5.6 final
• 2006-04-10 - 0.5.6rc1
• 2005-12-06 - 0.5.5 had some incorrect keybindings in the help screen. Patches are available:
  • 0.5.5-01_help
  • 0.5.5-02_po-fr
• 2005-12-02 - 0.5.5 final
• 2005-10-27 - 0.5.5pre2
• 2005-10-17 - 0.5.5pre1 available. This is a first version to incorporate internationalization framework (gettext support). If you want to translate abook to you language see the Translation HOWTO.
• 2005-09-30 - added link to abook-cvs mailing list
• 2005-08-31 - 0.5.4 final
• 2005-08-08 - 0.5.4rc3
• 2005-07-27 - 0.5.4rc2
• 2004-10-07 - 0.5.3
• 2004-06-30 - Link to Slackware packages
• 2004-03-08 - 0.5.2 final
• More

Requirements

• Linux / FreeBSD box (Solaris, AIX, HPUX and DEC Alpha should also work. Your mileage may vary.)
• ncurses library
• GNU readline library
• Supported platforms
  • Linux
  • Solaris
  • OpenBSD
  • FreeBSD
• Platforms which reportedly work
  • GNU/Hurd
  • NetBSD (ncurses required)
  • AIX 3.2.5
  • HPUX
  • Irix 6.5
  • DEC alpha

Features

• Import filters for following formats:
  • ldif (Netscape Addressbook)
  • mutt alias
  • Pine addressbook
• Export filters for folllowing formats:
  • ldif / Netscape addressbook (.4ld)
  • Pine addressbook
  • HTML
  • mutt alias
  • GnomeCard (VCard) addressbook
  • elm alias
  • plain text
  • Spruce address book

Download

• Latest stable versions
  • abook-0.5.6.tar.gz (Sig) (384 kB)
  • abook-0.5.4.tar.gz (Sig) (186 kB) (Last version without i18n support)
  • abook-0.4.17.tar.gz (116 kB) (This version doesn't require readline.)
• Latest development version
  • abook-0.6.0pre2.tar.gz (402 kB) (Sig)

• Debian package
  • ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/abook/

• RPM packages

• Slackware packages

• Download Cédric Duval's development versions
• Download old versions
  • Show all downloads

Mailing Lists

• Development discussion
  • abook-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
• CVS commits
  • abook-cvs@lists.sourceforge.net

CVS server

• Instructions how to access the CVS repository
• Browse CVS repository

Translation

• Translation HOWTO
• Languages
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Swedish

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