diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 192cee7a..2b0f776b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Although most dependencies can be found in the windows-dependencies directory, w
 
 * [Python,](http://python.org) version 2.7.13  
 If you want to build both x86 and x64 binaries, you can install python x86 to C:\python27 and python x64 to C:\python27x64, for example.
-* [wxPython](http://www.wxpython.org) for Python 2.7, version 3.0.2.0
 * [Python windows extensions (pywin32)](http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/) for python 2.7, build 220
 * [PyEnchant,](http://pythonhosted.org/pyenchant/) version 1.6.6.  
 x64 version has been built by TWBlue developers, so you only will find it in windows-dependencies folder
@@ -74,6 +73,11 @@ easy_install will automatically get the additional libraries that these packages
 Run the following command to quickly install and upgrade all packages and their dependencies:  
 easy_install -Z --upgrade six configobj markdown future requests oauthlib requests-oauthlib requests-toolbelt pypubsub==3.3.0 pygeocoder arrow==0.6 python-dateutil futures winpaths PySocks win_inet_pton yandex.translate
 
+#### Dependencies that must be installed using pip
+WXPython must be installed using pip. To install it, run the following command:
+
+    pip install -U --pre -f https://wxpython.org/Phoenix/snapshot-builds/ wxPython
+
 #### Other dependencies
 
 These dependencies are located in the windows-dependencies directory. You don't need to install or modify them.
diff --git a/src/controller/buffersController.py b/src/controller/buffersController.py
index c3ed3c1e..3f5f7abf 100644
--- a/src/controller/buffersController.py
+++ b/src/controller/buffersController.py
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ class baseBufferController(bufferController):
    # fix this:
    original_date = arrow.get(self.session.db[self.name][self.buffer.list.get_selected()]["created_at"], "ddd MMM D H:m:s Z YYYY", locale="en")
    ts = original_date.humanize(locale=languageHandler.getLanguage())
-   self.buffer.list.list.SetStringItem(self.buffer.list.get_selected(), 2, ts)
+   self.buffer.list.list.SetItem(self.buffer.list.get_selected(), 2, unicode(ts))
   if self.session.settings['sound']['indicate_audio'] and utils.is_audio(tweet):
    self.session.sound.play("audio.ogg")
   if self.session.settings['sound']['indicate_geo'] and utils.is_geocoded(tweet):
diff --git a/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py b/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
index 13a50c1e..2e7d67a2 100644
--- a/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
+++ b/src/multiplatform_widgets/widgets.py
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class list(object):
   if self.system == "Windows":
    if reversed == False: items = self.list.GetItemCount()
    else: items = 0
-   self.list.InsertStringItem(items, item[0])
+   self.list.InsertItem(items, unicode(item[0]))
    for i in xrange(1, len(self.columns)):
-    self.list.SetStringItem(items, i, item[i])
+    self.list.SetItem(items, i, unicode(item[i]))
   else:
    self.list.Append(" ".join(item))
 
@@ -85,5 +85,5 @@ class list(object):
   return item.GetText()
 
  def set_text_column(self, indexId, column, text):
-  item = self.list.SetStringItem(indexId, column, text)
+  item = self.list.SetItem(indexId, column, unicode(text))
   return item
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py b/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py
index a6247859..f84a83e6 100644
--- a/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py
+++ b/src/widgetUtils/wxUtils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import wx
+from wx import adv
 import paths
 import languageHandler
 import sys
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED = wx.EVT_TREEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED
 RADIOBUTTON = wx.EVT_RADIOBUTTON
 
 # Taskbar mouse clicks.
-TASKBAR_RIGHT_CLICK = wx.EVT_TASKBAR_RIGHT_DOWN
-TASKBAR_LEFT_CLICK = wx.EVT_TASKBAR_LEFT_DOWN
+TASKBAR_RIGHT_CLICK = adv.EVT_TASKBAR_RIGHT_DOWN
+TASKBAR_LEFT_CLICK = adv.EVT_TASKBAR_LEFT_DOWN
 
 def exit_application():
 	""" Closes the current window cleanly. """
diff --git a/src/wxUI/dialogs/message.py b/src/wxUI/dialogs/message.py
index 95c45809..aad7e3b2 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/dialogs/message.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/dialogs/message.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class viewTweet(widgetUtils.BaseDialog):
   self.text = wx.TextCtrl(panel, -1, text, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.TE_MULTILINE, size=(250, 180))
   dc = wx.WindowDC(self.text)
   dc.SetFont(self.text.GetFont())
-  (x, y, z) = dc.GetMultiLineTextExtent("0"*140)
+  (x, y) = dc.GetMultiLineTextExtent("0"*140)
   self.text.SetSize((x, y))
   self.text.SetFocus()
   textBox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class viewTweet(widgetUtils.BaseDialog):
   self.image_description = wx.TextCtrl(panel, -1, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.TE_MULTILINE, size=(250, 180))
   dc = wx.WindowDC(self.image_description)
   dc.SetFont(self.image_description.GetFont())
-  (x, y, z) = dc.GetMultiLineTextExtent("0"*450)
+  (x, y) = dc.GetMultiLineTextExtent("0"*450)
   self.image_description.SetSize((x, y))
   self.image_description.Enable(False)
   iBox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class viewNonTweet(widgetUtils.BaseDialog):
   self.text = wx.TextCtrl(parent=panel, id=-1, value=text, style=wx.TE_READONLY|wx.TE_MULTILINE, size=(250, 180))
   dc = wx.WindowDC(self.text)
   dc.SetFont(self.text.GetFont())
-  (x, y, z) = dc.GetMultiLineTextExtent("0"*140)
+  (x, y) = dc.GetMultiLineTextExtent("0"*140)
   self.text.SetSize((x, y))
   self.text.SetFocus()
   textBox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)
diff --git a/src/wxUI/menus.py b/src/wxUI/menus.py
index 2ea4cb6f..866816e7 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/menus.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/menus.py
@@ -5,93 +5,93 @@ class basePanelMenu(wx.Menu):
  def __init__(self):
   super(basePanelMenu, self).__init__()
   self.retweet = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Retweet"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.retweet)
+  self.Append(self.retweet)
   self.reply = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Re&ply"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.reply)
+  self.Append(self.reply)
   self.fav = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Like"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.fav)
+  self.Append(self.fav)
   self.unfav = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Unlike"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.unfav)
+  self.Append(self.unfav)
   self.openUrl = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Open URL"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.openUrl)
+  self.Append(self.openUrl)
   self.play = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Play audio"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.play)
+  self.Append(self.play)
   self.view = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Show tweet"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.view)
+  self.Append(self.view)
   self.copy = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Copy to clipboard"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.copy)
+  self.Append(self.copy)
   self.remove = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Delete"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.remove)
+  self.Append(self.remove)
   self.userActions = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&User actions..."))
-  self.AppendItem(self.userActions)
+  self.Append(self.userActions)
 
 class dmPanelMenu(wx.Menu):
  def __init__(self):
   super(dmPanelMenu, self).__init__()
   self.reply = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Re&ply"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.reply)
+  self.Append(self.reply)
   self.openUrl = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Open URL"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.openUrl)
+  self.Append(self.openUrl)
   self.play = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Play audio"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.play)
+  self.Append(self.play)
   self.view = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Show direct message"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.view)
+  self.Append(self.view)
   self.copy = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Copy to clipboard"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.copy)
+  self.Append(self.copy)
   self.remove = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Delete"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.remove)
+  self.Append(self.remove)
   self.userActions = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&User actions..."))
-  self.AppendItem(self.userActions)
+  self.Append(self.userActions)
 
 class sentPanelMenu(wx.Menu):
  def __init__(self):
   super(sentPanelMenu, self).__init__()
   self.openUrl = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Open URL"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.openUrl)
+  self.Append(self.openUrl)
   self.play = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Play audio"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.play)
+  self.Append(self.play)
   self.view = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Show tweet"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.view)
+  self.Append(self.view)
   self.copy = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Copy to clipboard"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.copy)
+  self.Append(self.copy)
   self.remove = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Delete"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.remove)
+  self.Append(self.remove)
 
 class eventsPanelMenu(wx.Menu):
  def __init__(self):
   super(eventsPanelMenu, self).__init__()
   self.view = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Show event"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.view)
+  self.Append(self.view)
   self.copy = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Copy to clipboard"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.copy)
+  self.Append(self.copy)
   self.remove = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Delete"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.remove)
+  self.Append(self.remove)
 
 class peoplePanelMenu(wx.Menu):
  def __init__(self):
   super(peoplePanelMenu, self).__init__()
   self.reply = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Direct &message"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.reply)
+  self.Append(self.reply)
   self.lists = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&View lists"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.lists)
+  self.Append(self.lists)
   self.lists.Enable(False)
   self.details = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Show user &profile"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.details)
+  self.Append(self.details)
   self.view = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Show user"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.view)
+  self.Append(self.view)
   self.copy = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Copy to clipboard"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.copy)
+  self.Append(self.copy)
   self.userActions = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&User actions..."))
-  self.AppendItem(self.userActions)
+  self.Append(self.userActions)
 
 class trendsPanelMenu(wx.Menu):
  def __init__(self):
   super(trendsPanelMenu, self).__init__()
   self.search_topic = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"Search topic"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.search_topic)
+  self.Append(self.search_topic)
   self.tweetThisTrend = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Tweet about this trend"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.tweetThisTrend)
+  self.Append(self.tweetThisTrend)
   self.view = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Show item"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.view)
+  self.Append(self.view)
   self.copy = wx.MenuItem(self, wx.NewId(), _(u"&Copy to clipboard"))
-  self.AppendItem(self.copy)
+  self.Append(self.copy)
diff --git a/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py b/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py
index b1221ee2..d2dd8efc 100644
--- a/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py
+++ b/src/wxUI/sysTrayIcon.py
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 ############################################################
 
 import wx
+from wx import adv
 import application
 import paths
 import os
 
-class SysTrayIcon(wx.TaskBarIcon):
+class SysTrayIcon(adv.TaskBarIcon):
 
 	def __init__(self):
 		super(SysTrayIcon, self).__init__()