J-Pilot v2.1.0
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Palm OS desktop · Linux · Unix · macOS

Your Palm handheld synced with your Linux, Unix or macOS desktop.

J-Pilot syncs your Palm OS device's datebook/calendar, addresses/contacts, todo/tasks, memos and more — to where you actually work.

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Free software (GPL)

A PalmPilot 5000 handheld, its screen showing a day's appointments and a to-do list of the kind J-Pilot syncs.
PalmPilot 5000 photo by Channel R, CC BY-SA 3.0

What it does

Everything on your Palm, mirrored on the desktop.

Two-way sync with the four core Palm applications, plus plugins, backups, imports, exports, and printing.

Palm apps

  • Datebook (and Calendar)
  • Address (and Contacts)
  • ToDo (and Tasks)
  • Memo (and Memos)
  • Monthly & weekly views
  • Repeating events & exceptions
  • Uses your Palm's own preferences

Plugins

  • Expense (bundled Palm app)
  • KeyRing encryption app
  • SyncTime — sets the device clock
  • Third-party plugins

Import / export

  • iCalendar from Datebook & To Do
  • vCard from the address book
  • LDIF and CSV
  • Many other formats

Sync & more

  • Two-way fast and slow syncs
  • Full backup and restore
  • USB sync
  • Palm OS >4 passwords
  • PostScript printing
  • Touchtone phone dialer
  • Global search across apps

See the full feature list →

Get it

Install J-Pilot 2.1.0

There is an apt repository for Debian and Ubuntu. Everything else — packages, source, and older releases — is on the download page.

The repository covers Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04, and the matching Linux Mint releases. The source is on GitHub, tagged for every release. 

# Add the apt repository
curl -s https://packagecloud.io/install/repositories/judd/jpilot/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

# Install J-Pilot and the bundled plugins
sudo apt install jpilot jpilot-plugins

A look inside

Small, fast, and out of your way.

Designed to take up very little screen space while still showing everything at once.

J-Pilot's Datebook window: a day's appointments listed beside a monthly calendar. Datebook J-Pilot's Address window: a list of contacts beside one contact's details. Address J-Pilot's To Do window: tasks with priorities, due dates and checkboxes. To Do J-Pilot's Memo window: a list of memos beside the text of the selected one. Memo

All screenshots →

Latest news

Releases

  • Aug 8, 2026

    J-Pilot 2.1.0 released

    Requires pilot-link 0.15.0 or newer. The apt repository now covers Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04, and the equivalent Linux Mint releases.

  • Oct 22, 2024

    J-Pilot 2.0.2 released

    Bug fixes, with packages built for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04.

  • May 31, 2022

    An apt repository for Debian and Ubuntu

    J-Pilot packages moved to packagecloud, so you can install and update with apt like anything else.

  • Feb 24, 2021

    J-Pilot 2.0.0 — ported to GTK3

    The interface was rebuilt on GTK3, which is what every release since has been based on.

Full ChangeLog · All releases on GitHub