NAME

µTox - Lightweight Tox client

SYNOPSIS

µTox is a free software lighweight X.org graphical Tox client.

µTox can be used for: * 1-to-1 text IM * group IM * audio calls * video calls * group audio calls * desktop sharing * file transfers

-t <THEME> or --theme <THEME>: Choose a color scheme. Possible options are default, dark, light, highcontrast, zenburn, solarized-light, or solarized-dark.
-p or --portable: Run in portable mode. All data will be saved to the tox folder in the current working directory, see FILES for more details.
--allow-root: Allow running µTox as root. Default is to refuse.
-s <OPTION> or --set <OPTION>: Set an option. The available options are "start-on-boot", "show-window" and "hide-window".
-u <OPTION> or --unset <OPTION>: Unset an option. The available option is "start-on-boot".
-v or --verbose: Increase debug output level. Multiple -v options increase the verbosity. The maximum is 3.
--silent: Set the verbosity level to 0, disable all debugging output.
-h or --help: Print a short description of available options.
--version: Print the version and exit.

Ctrl+F: Toggle friend list online status filter.
Ctrl+f: Focus on friend list search input field.
Ctrl+[num], Alt+[num]: Switch to chat [num].
Ctrl+Pg{Up,Down}: Move up or down in the friend list.
Ctrl+Pg{Home,End}: Move to first or last friend in the friend list.
Esc: Unfocus message input field. When unfocused, pressing any key will focus on it again.
Pg{Up,Down}: Scroll chat log up or down. This keybinding will only work when the message input field is unfocused.
Home, End: Scroll to top or bottom of chat log. This keybinding will only work when the message input field is unfocused.

These commands can be used in the chat window.

/alias <alias>: Sets selected friend's alias to <alias>. It will be displayed instead of that friend's name.
/invite <name>: Invites <name> to the current groupchat.
/sendfile <path>: Sends a file located in <path> to the current friend.
/topic <topic>: Changes current groupchat's name/topic to <topic>. This command can also be used to edit the current topic by typing /topic and pressing the tab key.
/me <action>: Sends an message/action in the format <name> <action>, for example: Tox User says hi

All files listed below are located in $HOME/.config/tox. If µTox is running in portable mode, their location will be ./tox.

tox_save.tox: tox_save.tox is the file that contains the public/private key pair, name, status and contacts. It's compatible with other Tox clients.
utox_save: utox_save is µTox' binary config file, it contains settings such as language, proxy options, DPI or logging.
avatars: The avatars directory contains other contacts' avatars. Files are named after contacts' public keys (the first 64 characters of the ID).
Tox_Auto_Accept: Default directory for auto-accepted files in portable mode.
[public key].txt: Those are friends' chat logs. µTox supports only 1v1 chat logging for now.
[public key].fmetadata: Friend metadata file, currently used for storing aliases.
[public key][file number].ftoutfo: Current outgoing file transfers' state. Used for resuming transfers across client restarts.

Please see the list page: https://github.com/uTox/uTox/graphs/contributors

Please report bugs on https://github.com/uTox/uTox/issues

The website for µTox can be found at https://utox.io/ and source code can be found at https://github.com/uTox/uTox