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== Public Preview Available ==
 
We are releasing a pre-Alpha version of Owl that is mostly feature complete. Fore more details on this release please see: [[Owl Preview]].
 
  
== Owl ==
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[[File:2015-12-19-screenshot.png|800px|center|alt=Owl Client Screenshot|caption Owl Client Screenshot]]
The Owl Message Board Client is a program that allows users to easily read from and post to message boards of all different kinds. The goal of Owl is to support as many different message boards as possible, including common software packagaes as: [http://www.vbulletin.com/ vBulletin], [http://www.phpbb.com/ phpBB] and [http://www.simplemachines.org/ SMF].
 
  
The Owl Wiki is a documentation wiki aimed at helping those who want more information in order to download, install and use the Owl Message Board Client. The Owl Wiki also provides detailed documentation on those who wish to write Owl Parsers. Owl Parsers are written in Lua and allow third party developers to add support to Owl for other message board software. Owl Parsers can even target specific message boards like reddit or 4chan.
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== What is Owl? ==
  
Owl currently runs on Windows (Windows 7 and later) and MacOS (10.6 and later). Mobile versions are planned for Android, iPhone and Windows Phone.
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Owl is a “message board client” for OS X and Windows. It offers a simplfied user interface to browse message boards. It is currently compatible with Tapatalk 4.x and most vBulletin 3.x message boards.
  
== Quick Links ==
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== Frequently Asked Questions ==  
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{{Block|Download|Download|Download_block.png|Look here for all your download needs}}
 
{{Block|Help|Help & Issues|FAQ_block.png|Visit [http://www.owlclient.com/forum our forum] for help or [https://bitbucket.org/zethon/owl/issues view open issues].}}
 
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{{Block|Administrators|Administrators|Parsers.jpg|Administrators Help}}
 
{{Block|Developers|Developers|Guide_block.png|Resources for developers writing new parsers for Owl}}
 
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Please check the [http://wiki.owlclient.com/index.php?title=FAQ FAQ] for commonly asked questions.
Owl screenshot. [http://www.twitter.com/owlprogramming More screenshots on Twitter]
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== Mac App Store ==
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* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/owl/id916200155
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== Twitter ==
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Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/owlclient
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== Releases ==
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* Version 0.7.5 released - 2016-06-02
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* Version 0.7.4 released - 2016-04-26
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* Version 0.7.3 released - 2016-02-26
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* Version 0.7.2 released - 2015-01-22 (Based on Qt 5.4)
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* Version 0.7.1 released - 2014-10-13
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* Version 0.7.0 released - 2014-09-27
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* Version 0.5.0 released - 2014-09-22 (Based on Qt 4.8)
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== History ==
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Owl was originally developed by Adalid Claure ([mailto:aclaure@gmail.com aclaure@gmail.com]). Many of the icons were created by Robert Burnham ([mailto:burntham77@gmail.com burntham77@gmail.com]). The original [[Owl Encryptor]] plugin for vBulletin was written by Joe DiBiasi ([mailto:joedibiasi@gmail.com joedibiasi@gmail.com]).
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Owl is named in the spirit of the popular OSX email client, Sparrow, from which many UX ideas were taken.

Revision as of 17:01, 15 June 2016


Owl Client Screenshot

What is Owl?

Owl is a “message board client” for OS X and Windows. It offers a simplfied user interface to browse message boards. It is currently compatible with Tapatalk 4.x and most vBulletin 3.x message boards.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please check the FAQ for commonly asked questions.

Mac App Store

Twitter

Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/owlclient

Releases

  • Version 0.7.5 released - 2016-06-02
  • Version 0.7.4 released - 2016-04-26
  • Version 0.7.3 released - 2016-02-26
  • Version 0.7.2 released - 2015-01-22 (Based on Qt 5.4)
  • Version 0.7.1 released - 2014-10-13
  • Version 0.7.0 released - 2014-09-27
  • Version 0.5.0 released - 2014-09-22 (Based on Qt 4.8)

History

Owl was originally developed by Adalid Claure (aclaure@gmail.com). Many of the icons were created by Robert Burnham (burntham77@gmail.com). The original Owl Encryptor plugin for vBulletin was written by Joe DiBiasi (joedibiasi@gmail.com).

Owl is named in the spirit of the popular OSX email client, Sparrow, from which many UX ideas were taken.