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Empathy vs Splitstream

A side-by-side look at Empathy and Splitstream. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Empathy

Empathy

Social & Communications

Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.

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Splitstream

Splitstream

Online Services

Splitstream is a free and open-source video streaming software that allows users to watch videos from streaming sites together in sync. It works by sharing a virtual browser to coordinate playback and sync comments.

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