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    <br>
    <img src="akira-logo-transparent.png" alt="Akira">
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<h4 align="center">The Linux Design Tool</h4>
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    <a href="#-install">Install</a> •
    <a href="#-compile">Compile</a> •
    <a href="#-questions">Questions</a> •
    <a href="#-contributing">Contributing</a> •
    <a href="#-support">Support</a> •
    <a href="#-mascot">Mascot</a> •
    <a href="#-license">License</a>
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![screenshot](data/screenshots/screenshot-1.png)

Akira is a native Linux Design application built in Vala and GTK. Akira focuses on offering a modern and fast approach to UI and UX Design, mainly targeting web designers and graphic designers. The main goal is to offer a valid and professional solution for designers who want to use Linux as their main OS.

⚠️⚠️ **AKIRA IS CURRENTLY IN EARLY DEVELOPMENT, NOT READY TO BE USED FOR PRODUCTION!** ⚠️⚠️

Feel free to download the Alpha and help us testing it.

## 📦 Install

| elementaryOS AppCenter 	| FlatHub       	| Snapcraft Store 	|
|------------------------	|---------------	|-----------------	|
|[![Get it on AppCenter](https://appcenter.elementary.io/badge.svg)](https://appcenter.elementary.io/com.github.akiraux.akira/)|<a href="#flathub-beta"><img src="https://flathub.org/assets/badges/flathub-badge-i-en.svg" width="160px" alt="Get it from Flathub!"></a>|[![Get it from the Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/static/images/badges/en/snap-store-white.svg)](https://snapcraft.io/akira)|

### Flathub Beta
```
flatpak remote-add flathub-beta https://flathub.org/beta-repo/flathub-beta.flatpakrepo
flatpak install akira
```

## 🛠 Compile

You can install Akira by compiling it from the source

### Install Dependencies

 - `gtk+-3.0>=3.18`
 - `granite>=5.3.0`
 - `glib-2.0`
 - `gee-0.8`
 - `gobject-2.0`
 - `libxml-2.0`
 - `gtksourceview-3.0`
 - `libjson-glib-1.0`
 - `goocanvas-3.0`
 - `libarchive`
 - `gettext`
 - `cairo`
 - `meson`

> _**Note:** For non-elementary distros, (such as Arch, Debian etc) you are required to install "vala", "elementary-theme" and "elementary-icon-theme" as additional dependencies._

### Compile &amp; Run

Once the above mentioned dependencies are resolved, Akira can be compiled &amp; installed

```sh
meson build --prefix=/usr -Dprofile=default
cd build
ninja && sudo ninja install
```

> _**Note:** Replace the `-Dprofile=default` with `-Dprofile=development` to compile and install Akira in **development** mode where you can make changes._

## 🤔 Questions

If you want to ask any questions about the project, join us on our public Matrix channel at 
[#akiraux:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/!kpfeTRbpocQrOFCFnJ:matrix.org) or on IRC at #akiraux on Freenode.

We also have a dedicated Discord channel available to any [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/akiraux) supporters where we offer more direct support, and we're open to discussing new features and implementations.

If you are trying out Akira and you encounter an error or any problem feel free to just open an issue here on GitHub.

## 👨‍💻 Contributing

Feel free to send a pull request to this repository with your code contributions, but first read our [contributing guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md) :page_with_curl:

## 📌 Code of Conduct

This project adheres to the adapted version of Contributor Covenant [code of conduct](.github/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md). By participating, you are expected to uphold this code.

## 🎉 Support

If you like Akira and you want to support its development, consider donating via [Liberapay](https://liberapay.com/AkiraUX/) or pledge on [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/akiraux).

## ✨ Mascot

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/akiraux/assets/master/mascot/akira-mascot-akari.png)

**Akari the Cyber Phoenix** is a perfectionist. She is tidy, collected and has a sharp eye for detail. Her name Akari (灯理、) means *"the enlightenment of a sophisticated order"*. Her costume resembles the project's icon. Get the Mascot and all the other assets from [here](https://github.com/akiraux/assets).

Mascot character designed by **Tyson Tan**.
Tyson Tan offers mascot design service for free and open source software, free of charge, under free license.
Contact: [http://tysontan.com](http://tysontan.com)  / [tysontan@mail.com](mailto:tysontan@mail.com)

## 📜 License
#### [GNU GPLv3 / Creative Commons BY-SA](./COPYING)

Copyright © 2019-2020 Akira Project.
