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Spectrum 2 is an open source instant messaging transport. It allows users to chat together even when they are using different IM networks. It acts as a transport layer between the users as showed in the animation above.
Spectrum 2 frontends and backends
As it was already written above, Spectrum 2 supports multiple IM networks. Spectrum 2 distinguishes between Frontend and Backend networks.
If some network is supported as Frontend, it means that Spectrum 2 allows its users to use this network to communicate with other users using the backend network.
Example
If you for example use Slack as a frontend and IRC as a backend, the Spectrum 2 users can add Spectrum 2 to their Slack team, join the IRC network and communicate with their friends on IRC network.
Supported frontends
Currently, following frontends are supported:
- XMPP
- Slack
Supported backends
- IRC
- Skype
- XMPP
- MSN
- Yahoo