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title: Spectrum 2
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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.
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## Spectrum 2 frontends and backends
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As it was already written above, Spectrum 2 supports multiple IM networks. Spectrum 2 distinguishes between **Frontend** and **Backend** networks.
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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.
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#### Example
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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.
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## Supported frontends
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Currently, following frontends are supported:
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* XMPP
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* Slack
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## Supported backends
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* IRC
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* Twitter
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* Skype
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* XMPP
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* Facebook
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* MSN
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* Yahoo
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