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+toxgui
+======
+
+For-fun Tox client that tries to follow the Tox UI mockup while running on all major systems. <br/>
+This GUI uses code from @nurupo's ProjectTox-Qt-GUI, in particular the "Core" Toxcore wrapper. <br/>
+However, it is not a fork.
+
+<h2>Features</h2>
+
+- Friends chat
+- Group chats (experimental, can only accept invitations)
+
+<h2>Requirements</h2>
+
+This client will run on Windows, Linux and Mac natively, but binairies will only be provided for Windows. <br/>
+Linux and Mac users will have compile the source code themselves.