# Spectral Get it on Flathub > "Nobody can be told what the matrix is, you have to see it for yourself. " Spectral is a glossy cross-platform client for Matrix, the decentralized communication protocol for instant messaging. ![Screenshot](https://gitlab.com/spectral-im/spectral/raw/master/screenshots/1.png) ![Screenshot](https://gitlab.com/spectral-im/spectral/raw/master/screenshots/2.png) ![Screenshot](https://gitlab.com/spectral-im/spectral/raw/master/screenshots/3.png) ![Screenshot](https://gitlab.com/spectral-im/spectral/raw/master/screenshots/4.png) ## Packaging status * [Fedora](https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/spectral): `sudo dnf install spectral` ## Documentation Documentation for Spectral is located [here](https://spectral.im/docs/). Build instructions for Spectral are located on [this page](https://spectral.im/docs/tutorial/compile.html). ## Contact You can reach the maintainer at #spectral:matrix.org, if you are already on Matrix. Also, you can file an issue at this project if anything goes wrong. ## Acknowledgement This program utilizes [libQuotient](https://github.com/quotient-im/libQuotient/) library and some C++ models from [Quaternion](https://github.com/quotient-im/Quaternion/). This program includes a copy of [WinToast](https://github.com/mohabouje/WinToast/) to display notifications. ## Donation Donations are needed! Bitcoin: `1AmNvttxJ6zne8f2GEH8zMAMQuT4cMdnDN` Bitcoin Cash: `bitcoincash:qz8d8ksn6d4uhh2r45cu6ewxy4hvlkq085845hqhds` ## License ![GPLv3](https://www.gnu.org/graphics/gplv3-127x51.png) This program is licensed under GNU General Public License, Version 3.