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The Particl Project is committed to providing everyone with privacy, security, resistance to censorship, and freedom in this digital age.
Particl Desktop is a standalone, multi-purpose desktop application capable of hosting multiple functionalities at once and delivering a streamlined user-experience when interacting with Particl's services and applications.
Particl Desktop provides easy access to the Particl Blockchain and the SMSG protocol, hosts Particl coin (PART) related wallets, gives users access to the Particl Marketplace and the encrypted chat application. Additionally, Particl Desktop supports a bot framework to optionally integrate interactions with third-party services within a user-friendly interface. Particl Desktop generally refers to Particl’s flagship application.
With Particl Desktop, you get access to a decentralized platform delivering the following to you:
- The Particl Network
All services are peer to peer (p2p). No central authority or central server stands between you and the people you interact with. It's a direct connection.
- An encrypted data exchange protocol SecureMessaging (SMSG protocol) is a decentralized storage network (DSN) to store and transfer data between nodes in a privacy-preserving manner. It enables a private and secure environment for e-commerce and communications between users. SMSG powers the Particl Marketplace without bloating the blockchain with excessive data and without leaving any permanent record.
- A programmable blockchain with advanced privacy features The Particl Blockchain is a decentralized, immutable, and censorship-proof ledger. It is based on bitcoin technology and has been carefully enhanced by the Particl team to provide a more robust level of privacy through industry-leading privacy technologies. The Particl Blockchain processes and validates payments between two users without requiring any third-party such as a bank or a payment processor.
- The privacy coin PART PART is a blazing fast and highly flexible cryptocurrency with multiple privacy states. It lets you send and receive payments without revealing your financial data to anyone. The PART coin provides automation, interoperability, complete resistance to censorship, and privacy to the Particl Marketplace.
- The Particl Marketplace The Particl Marketplace is a decentralized and privacy-oriented marketplace that lets you buy and sell goods and services on the web without leaving any digital footprint behind. Payments between two users can be initiated using multiple currencies but always settle in PART. No bank account, documentation, email, phone number, or any other identification type is required. It transforms today's e-commerce into a free, secure, and trustworthy place where the market conditions are fair and equal to all.
Repositories: Particl Core | Particl Marketplace
- For developers The developers chat #particl-dev:matrix.org using Element (formerly Riot).
- For community Join the multilingual, open community chat https://discord.me/particl
with Discord.
For non-developers curious to explore a new world of commerce, binaries can be downloaded and installed. It is the easiest way to get started.
There currently is an open testnet phase for the upcoming "Particl V3" release. Feel free to test the new version; we happily look forward to your feedback.
NB!! Requires access to the private fork of this repo in order to obtain the latest build changes.
Clone the repo & fetch the dependencies:
git clone https://github.com/particl/particl-desktop
cd particl-desktop
yarn installNote: The most recent development happens on the
devbranch. Keep in mind that the development currently happens on a private fork of this repo. This repository is the user interface that works in combination with ourparticl-core.
In the project's folder:
- Run
ng serveto start the dev server and keep it running - In another terminal window, run
yarn run start:electron:dev -testnet --devtoolsto start Particl Desktop on testnet (the daemon will be updated and launched automatically)-testnet– for running on testnet (omit for running the client on mainnet)-reindex– reindexes the blockchain (in case you're stuck)--devtools– automatically opens Developer Tools on client launch
You can directly interact with the daemon ran by the Electron version:
./particl-cli -testnet getblockchaininfo
Building for Windows requires the 32-bit libraries to be available:
sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib
sudo apt-get install g++-multilib
yarn run package:win– Windowsyarn run package:mac– macOSyarn run package:linux– Linux
Restart the app with -reindex flag:
yarn run start:electron:dev -testnet --devtools -reindex
Delete the marketplace testnet database folder and restart the app:
| OS | path |
|---|---|
| Linux | ~/.particl-market/testnet/03/ |
| Windows | %APPDATA%/Particl Market/testnet/03/ |
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/particl-market/testnet/03/ |
See our Particl Wiki for the most common problems or join #particlhelp:matrix.org on Element for community help.
Particl is a security and privacy oriented project. As such, a permanent bug bounty program is put in place in order to encourage the responsible disclosure of any bug or vulnerability contained within the Particl code and reward those who find them.
Particl Desktop is released under GNU General Public License v2.0.