J-Pilot Explained

Developer:	Judd Montgomery
Released:	0.90a / June 23, 1999^[1]
Latest Release Version:	2.0.1
Programming Language:	GTK+
Operating System:	Unix-like, Linux
Platform:	Palm OS
License:	GPL-2.0 license
Website:	http://www.jpilot.org/

J-Pilot is an open-source GTK+-based desktop organizer for Unix-like systems written by Judd Montgomery, designed to work with Palm OS-based handheld PDAs.^[2] It uses the pilot-link libraries to communicate with Palm devices. It is released under the GNU GPL, version 2.^[3]

Linux support

Palm does not provide a version of the software for Linux operating system, nor do they officially support the ones developed by third parties such as J-Pilot or Gnome-Pilot.^[4]

Features

• Third-party Application Support^[5]
• Plugin Support
• Import and Export Features
• Supports Palm Application Features
• Supports Datebook, Address, To Do List, and Memo Pad
• Supports the newer Contacts and Memos (Calendar and Tasks not yet)

Installation instructions

Installation instructions are available in the README.md file, in the J-Pilot source code repository.^[6]

See also

• KPilot
• Palm Desktop
• Gnome-Pilot
• ColdSync
• PilotManager

Notes and References

1. http://www.jpilot.org/ChangeLog J-Pilot – Changelog
2. Judd Montgomery. "J-Pilot: Desktop Organizer Software for the Palm Pilot", October 22, 2005. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
3. Judd Montgomery. "J-Pilot User Manual: Copyright", 1999. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
4. http://kb.palm.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEBCGI.EXE?New,Kb=PalmSupportKB,CASE=6503 Synchronizing with a Linux Desktop
5. Web site: J-Pilot Key Features . November 12, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080918100823/http://www.jpilot.org/features.html . September 18, 2008 . dead .
6. Web site: juddmon/jpilot: Desktop Organizer Software for the Palm Pilot. GitHub, Inc..