diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a6553a..1079ef3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ Software TNC. In this setup, Direwolf is used for a 2M packet connection with Pa
 #### AX25:
 AX.25 tools for Direwolf & Pat. Recommended if installing Pat. 
 
+#### gARIM/vARIM:
+ARIM means "Amateur Radio Instant Messaging" https://www.whitemesa.net/garim/garim.html and https://www.whitemesa.net/varim/varim.html using ARDROP or VARA modem
+
 #### HAMLIB:
 Rig contol software. https://sourceforge.net/projects/hamlib/
 
diff --git a/app-check b/app-check
index bb6bcc5..a74766f 100644
--- a/app-check
+++ b/app-check
@@ -341,6 +341,23 @@ CHECK() {
 		fi
 	fi
 
+	#----------------------------------------------------#
+	#			VARIM
+	#----------------------------------------------------#
+	echo "Checking VARIM"
+	if ! hash varim 2>/dev/null; then
+	echo "VARIM=Not_Installed" >> $UPDATEFILE
+	else
+	VARIM=$(varim --version | head -n1 | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}')
+	NEWVARIM=$(curl -s https://www.whitemesa.net/varim/varim.html | grep -m 1 \
+		"armv7l.tar.gz" | awk -F '-' '{print $2}')
+	if (($(echo "${NEWVARIM} ${VARIM}" | awk '{print ($1 > $2)}'))); then
+		echo "VARIM=NEEDS-UPDATE" >> $UPDATEFILE
+	else
+		echo "VARIM=is_latest_version" >> $UPDATEFILE
+	fi
+	fi
+
 	#----------------------------------------------------#
 	#		XASTIR
 	#----------------------------------------------------#
diff --git a/build-a-pi b/build-a-pi
index 77e332b..9fdfc7d 100755
--- a/build-a-pi
+++ b/build-a-pi
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ if [ ${BUT} = 252 ] || [ ${BUT} = 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ${BUT} = 3 ]; then
-	ADDAPPS=(CONKY PI-APRS CHIRP GARIM PAT PAT-MENU JS8CALL M0IAX WSJTX PYQSO
+	ADDAPPS=(CONKY PI-APRS CHIRP GARIM VARIM PAT PAT-MENU JS8CALL M0IAX WSJTX PYQSO
 		HAMRS EES QSSTV GRIDTRACKER HAMCLOCK PROPAGATION YAAC XASTIR GPREDICT TQSL
 		GRIDCALC CQRLOG REPEAT)
 
diff --git a/functions/additional.function b/functions/additional.function
index 0c86683..daf429e 100644
--- a/functions/additional.function
+++ b/functions/additional.function
@@ -485,6 +485,27 @@ GARIM() {
 	rm *.gz
 }
 
+
+################################
+#	VARIM
+##################################
+VARIM() {
+	sudo apt-get install -y libfltk1.1-dev 
+	sudo apt-get install -y libfltk1.3-dev
+	VPKG=$(curl -s https://www.whitemesa.net/varim/src/ | grep tar.gz | tail -1 | sed 's/^.*varim/varim/' | sed 's/tar.gz.*$/tar.gz/')
+	cd ${BUILDDIR} || return
+	wget --tries 2 --connect-timeout=60 https://www.whitemesa.net/varim/src/$VPKG
+	tar -xzvf $VPKG
+	DIRR=$(echo $VPKG | sed 's/.tar.gz//')
+	cd ${DIRR} || return
+	./configure
+	make
+	sudo make install
+	sudo make clean
+	cd ${BUILDDIR} || return
+	rm *.gz
+}
+
 ##################################
 #	QSSTV
 ##################################
diff --git a/update b/update
index cb80853..fdda516 100755
--- a/update
+++ b/update
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ yad --center --list --checklist --width=600 --height=600 --separator="" \
 	false "PAT-MENU" "$PATMENU" "Control for Pat Winlink" \
 	false "CHIRP" "$CHIRP" "Program Radios" \
 	false "GARIM" "$GARIM" "File Transfer Program " \
+	false "VARIM" "$VARIM" "Radio Chat VARA" \
 	false "M0IAX" "$M0IAX" "Tools for JS8Call messages" \
 	false "CONKY" "$CONKY" "System Information Display" \
 	false "WSJTX" "$FT8" "Weak signal digital mode software" \