J-Pilot
The facts below are what the maker publishes about J-Pilot, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From J-Pilot's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| J-Pilot | Free | Free software under the GPL · Palm OS desktop organizer |
The facts
Each one read from J-Pilot's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Bundled plugins
- Expense, KeyRing and SyncTime plugins ship with J-Pilot.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Calendar sync
- two_waychecked 24 Sep 2026
- Download verification
- Release tarballs are signed and include a SHA-256 checksum for download verification.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The KeyRing plugin interfaces with the GNU Keyring Palm encryption application to make encrypted records readable on the desktop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- J-Pilot loads plugins as shared libraries and documents a plugin API for developers to write their own.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- It supports iCalendar, vCard, LDIF and CSV formats, among others.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The site lists version 2.1.0, released August 8, 2026.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Organizer features
- It provides monthly and weekly calendar views, repeating events and exceptions, and category syncing both ways.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Printing and search
- It includes PostScript printing, global search across applications and an integrated telephone dialer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- J-Pilot syncs Palm OS calendars, contacts, tasks, memos and other data with a Linux, Unix or macOS desktop.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Version 2.1.0 requires pilot-link 0.15.0 or newer.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scheduling links
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Shared calendars
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Support
- The maker directs users with questions to the mailing list.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Synchronization
- It supports two-way fast and slow synchronization, full backup and restore, and USB connectivity.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Third-party plugins
- The maker says most third-party plugins are old and unmaintained and may require work to build against a current J-Pilot.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Time blocking
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
- Video meeting support
- Nochecked 24 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile apps
- nonechecked 24 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- The maker describes J-Pilot as a desktop organizer for Linux, Unix and macOS; Debian and Ubuntu packages and source builds are provided.checked 11 Oct 2026
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