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@@ -7,9 +7,25 @@ openFrameworks is a C++ toolkit for creative coding.  If you are new to OF, welc
 
 ## Build status
 
-Linux, OSX, iOS and Android     [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+* The **master** branch contains the newest, most recently updated code. This code is packaged and available for download in the "Nightly Builds" section of [openframeworks.cc/download](openframeworks.cc/download).
+* The **stable** branch contains the code corresponding to the last stable openFrameworks release. This stable code is packaged and available for download at [openframeworks.cc/download](openframeworks.cc/download).
+
+Platform                     | Master branch  | Stable branch
+-----------------------------|:---------|:---------
+Windows MSYS2 32bits         | [![Build status](https://appveyor-matrix-badges.herokuapp.com/repos/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/master/1)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/master) | [![Build status](https://appveyor-matrix-badges.herokuapp.com/repos/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/stable/1)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/stable)
+Windows Visual Studio 32bits | [![Build status](https://appveyor-matrix-badges.herokuapp.com/repos/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/master/2)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/master) | [![Build status](https://appveyor-matrix-badges.herokuapp.com/repos/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/stable/2)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/stable)
+Windows Visual Studio 64bits | [![Build status](https://appveyor-matrix-badges.herokuapp.com/repos/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/master/3)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/master) | [![Build status](https://appveyor-matrix-badges.herokuapp.com/repos/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/stable/3)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arturoc/openFrameworks/branch/stable)
+Linux 64                     | [![Linux 64 Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="linux64"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![Linux 64 Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="linux64"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+Linux armv6l                 | [![Linux armv6l Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="linuxarmv6l"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![Linux armv6l Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="linuxarmv6l"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+Linux armv7l                 | [![Linux armv7l Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="linuxarmv7l"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![Linux armv7l Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="linuxarmv7l"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+Emscripten                   | [![Emscripten Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="emscripten"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![Emscripten Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="emscripten"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+macos                        | [![macos Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="osx"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![macos Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="osx"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+macos makefiles              | [![macos makefiles Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=OPT="makefiles"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![macos makefiles Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=OPT="makefiles"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+iOS                          | [![iOS Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="ios"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![iOS Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="ios"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+tvos                         | [![tvos Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="tvos"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![tvos Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=TARGET="tvos"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+Android Arm7                 | [![Android Arm7 Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=GRADLE_TARGET="compileArm7DebugSources"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![Android Arm7 Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=GRADLE_TARGET="compileArm7DebugSources"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
+Android X86                  | [![Android X86 Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=GRADLE_TARGET="compileX86DebugSources"&label=build&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks) | [![Android X86 Build Status](http://badges.herokuapp.com/travis/openframeworks/openFrameworks?env=GRADLE_TARGET="compileX86DebugSources"&label=build&branch=stable)](https://travis-ci.org/openframeworks/openFrameworks)
 
-Visual studio [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/sm9jxy0u56bl8syi/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/arturoc/openframeworks/branch/master)
 
 ## folder structure