Franz is your messaging app that combines chat & messaging services into one application. Franz currently supports Slack, WhatsApp, WeChat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Google Hangouts,GroupMe, Skype and many more.
Based on our record, Franz seems to be a lot more popular than Messenger for Desktop. While we know about 28 links to Franz, we've tracked only 1 mention of Messenger for Desktop. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
I use Opera browser that includes a Messenger extension/app or https://messengerfordesktop.com. Source: over 2 years ago
I thought this was https://meetfranz.com/ until the word “Apache Kafka” and was puzzled. Naming things and name collisions…. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago
But for Windows or Linux PC, I'd use this one Franz to view multiple chat apps. Source: 11 months ago
Thats insane! I thought it was a free thing that just required an invite to access. Jeez! I have seen an alternative called Franz, not tried it yet though. By the looks of it does have a free alternative aswell as paid version. Source: 11 months ago
There is also https://meetfranz.com/. But its neither selfhosted nor free. (well unless you only need 3 different services). Source: about 1 year ago
For anyone who doesn't know what Franz is, you can check out the link below. It is essentially an application that allows you to access (most of) your online messaging apps in the same place. Which is convenient when you want to, for example, check your facebook, discord and IG messages at the same time. Https://meetfranz.com/. Source: about 1 year ago
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