README.md


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# Hotline
Attempting to recreate Hotline from the 90s for modern Apple systems (iOS, macOS, etc).
Written in Swift and SwiftUI.

![IMG_0660](https://github.com/mierau/hotline/assets/55453/0382a669-4a95-4382-b476-60f9417092d4)

**Note:** This project is a Hotline *client*. If you would like to run your own server (you should!), the Mobius project looks like it might be for you: https://github.com/jhalter/mobius

# Project Status

### Working on macOS
- Multi-tracker and server bookmarks.
- Connect to multiple servers at once.
- Agreements
- Banners
- Public Chat
- Chat Export
- User List
- News Browsing & Reading
- Message Board Reading
- File Browsing
- File Downloading

![CleanShot 2024-01-01 at 11 59 13@2x](https://github.com/mierau/hotline/assets/55453/b8cbad58-e1e2-4ff3-ba4b-fa3302c897ca)

### Working on iOS
- Tracker Listing
- Connect to server by address
- Agreements
- Banners
- Public Chat
- User List
- News Browsing & Reading
- Message Board Reading
- File Browsing

![IMG_0658](https://github.com/mierau/hotline/assets/55453/8d9fd292-80b7-4c3a-b1a2-6311994ec8e7)

# TODO
- Username and icon changing
- Messaging preferences
- News posting/replying
- Message board posting
- Private messaging
- Display server messages
- File transfer UI
- File downloading on iOS
- File uploading
- Saving server bookmarks
- Multiple trackers on iOS

# Goals
- Keep the HotlineClient, HotlineTrackerClient, and HotlineFileClient classes reusable so people can use it in other Swift Hotline projects.
- Bring a modern Hotline client to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using one codebase.
- Bring back some of that Hotline branding as the trademark on the name and logo have been expunged for years, hey, I want Hotline called Hotline with the classic H logo on my modern Apple device, okay? :)
- Have fun. :)