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 [![pipeline status](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-gtk/badges/main/pipeline.svg)](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-gtk/commits/main)
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+Note: Briar GTK is about to get replaced by [Briar Desktop](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar-desktop/) and is therefore no longer under development.
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 A GTK app for [Briar](https://briar.app), bringing secure messaging to your desktop and mobile devices.
 It uses [briar_wrapper](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/python-briar-wrapper) and the
 [Briar REST API](https://code.briarproject.org/briar/briar/blob/master/briar-headless/README.md)