Spark is an Open Source, cross-platform IM client optimized for businesses and organizations.
- Group Chat
- In-line Spell Checking
- Strong Message Encryption
- Tabbed Conversations
- File Transfer
- Screen Capture Sharing
Combined with the Openfire server, Spark is the easiest and best alternative to using un-secure public IM networks.
Spark - an Ignite Realtime community project.
- Translation: https://explore.transifex.com/igniterealtime/spark/
- Documentation: https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/spark/documentation.jsp
- Community: https://discourse.igniterealtime.org/c/spark
- Bug Tracker: https://igniterealtime.atlassian.net/browse/SPARK
- Nightly Builds: https://www.igniterealtime.org/downloads/nightly_spark.jsp
Download last release from GitHub releases page
or nightly build with latest changes.
For Windows, if you are not sure, if it's recommended to download the spark_*-64bit.msi.
If you don't have Java JRE installed then download and install an .msi file the of the JRE 17 or newer from
Zulu
or Oracle.
Only a few users have access for filling bugs in the tracker. New users should:
- Create a Discourse account
- Login to a Discourse account
- Click on the New Topic button
- Choose the Spark Dev category and provide a detailed description of the bug.
Please search for your issues in the bug tracker before reporting.
$ git clone https://github.com/igniterealtime/Spark.git
$ cd Spark/core
$ mvn exec:java- Setup IDE with the source:
- Plugins development guide
- Spark Development Forum
Ignite Realtime is an Open Source community composed of end-users and developers around the world who are interested in applying innovative, open-standards-based Real Time Collaboration to their businesses and organizations. We're aimed at disrupting proprietary, non-open standards-based systems and invite you to participate in what's already one of the biggest and most active Open Source communities.