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 For more details and screenshots, look at [this writeup](http://mattkeeter.com/projects/antimony).
 
 ## Try it
-*Antimony* is under active development.  It's at a beta level of stability:
+*Antimony* is in [long-term maintenance mode](https://github.com/mkeeter/antimony/issues/205#issuecomment-484271273).
+It's at a beta level of stability:
 solid, but not recommended for mission-critical use.
 
 To get started, there are two suggested options: