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+*Rainmeter* is a desktop customization tool for Windows. For more information and downloads, visit [rainmeter.net](http://rainmeter.net/).
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+Source
+---------
+
+To obtain the source code:
+
+*   Use git (`git clone git@github.com:rainmeter/rainmeter.git`)
+*   Use svn (`svn checkout https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter/trunk rainmeter`)
+*   Download the [current snapshot](https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter/zipball/master) as a .zip archive.
+
+Refer to /Build/Instructions.txt for build instructions.