Franz Reviews and details

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• Show HN: Franz – A desktop client for Apache Kafka

  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

• Is there an app that can combine Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, Instagram DMs, and SMS into one unified inbox?

  But for Windows or Linux PC, I'd use this one Franz to view multiple chat apps. Source: 11 months ago

• Texts.com invite

  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

• Message Integration app

  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

• I Created Custom Artwork for Franz App

  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

• Multiple programs"apps" in same windows "switch application with tabs"

  It's more like https://meetfranz.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• Amine Mouafik, the maintainer of Ferdi, has passed away

  What is Ferdi: "A free and open-source application that lets you add multiple applications, including various messaging services, in one place." (https://itsfoss.com/ferdi/) A hard fork of Franz (https://meetfranz.com/), which costs money. What happened to it: Its repo and socials all went dark last year after an apparent conflict between maintainers. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31014370... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Show HN: A native macOS client for Apache Kafka

  It is also the name of this multi-provider messaging app: https://meetfranz.com/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• [Summary] Best alternatives now that Ferdi is gone r/getferdi

  Franz - $6/month for unlimited services, no option for lifetime license. This is what Ferdi was originally forked from. Source: over 1 year ago

• What is the best alternative to WebCatalog?

  Just found meetfranz.com, it works great so far! The only downside is the monthly subscription. Source: over 1 year ago

• First time at a Mac/Google shop - teach me your ways

  Franz - Combine all your chat apps into one. Source: over 1 year ago

• Selfhosted application for joining chat services?

  You mean something like https://meetfranz.com/ ? I think there were even fork of it - but it is not selfhosted. Source: over 1 year ago

• [GUIDE] Creating native applications for web-apps on Linux

  Franz (Website, GitHub): Multi-service browser. Requires payment to get rid of ads/waiting screens, so it's out of the question. Doesn't seem to have any advantages compared to the free alternatives. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ferdi is discontinued. Check here for more info

  Hi, as many of you know, the support of Ferdi (fork of Franz) has ended. One of the dev named Amine Mouafik (@AmineMouafik42 on Twitter) sent an email (2022-06-18) about the end of Ferdi. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Discord got an update. Guess it's waiting time now. :)

  Psst… This is exactly why I use ferdium, formerly ferdi, an open source fork of franz. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Single platform for all your messages

  Have you ever seen Franz(https://meetfranz.com/ ) it sounds quite similar. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Best alternatives now that Ferdi is gone

  Franz - $6/month for unlimited services, no option for lifetime license. This is what Ferdi was originally forked from. Source: about 2 years ago

• Pidgin: The Universal Chat Client

  > It's really sad that we've lost the ability to connect to so many of the services we use with third party clients. https://meetfranz.com/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Ferdi. Message apps in one window (freeware, been testing for over a year)

  Feels like an explicit ripoff of franz, especially with that logo. Source: about 2 years ago

• App that opens all your other apps - what's it called?

  Do you mean Franz (https://meetfranz.com)? Source: about 2 years ago

• Just removed myself as a Ferdi's contributor

  You can try its predecessor: Franz https://meetfranz.com/ If you want to check something else, you can go with Rambox https://rambox.app/ If none of them works for you, then you should check other apps from alternativeto. Source: over 2 years ago