Messengers, email, and Signal in one desktop workspace — so the right reply doesn't get buried under forty Slack channels and a Monday inbox.
Used by people at leading companies worldwide
Over a million downloads and a decade on desk. Franz is built for recruiters, consultants, founders, and operators who move between client chat, team chat, inbox follow-through, and secure threads all day.
Franz is built for consultants, recruiters, founders, and operators whose day jumps between client messages, team chat, inbox handoffs, and privacy-sensitive conversations.
Cross-channel view
WhatsApp for clients, Slack for the team, email for handoffs
Keep client chat, internal chat, and your inbox in one operating view, so the next reply is obvious instead of buried.
Cross-channel AI
Catch me up across email, WhatsApp, Slack, and Signal
Ask Franz to catch you up across WhatsApp, Signal, Slack, and email, then draft the next reply with the right context already attached.
Franz Mail
Priority inbox and sender intelligence for formal follow-through
Triage formal handoffs, approvals, and follow-ups with sender intelligence, priority inbox, and local search that understands your work.
Read more about Franz MailNative Signal
Native Signal with transcription, summaries, and action items
Run Signal natively alongside the rest of your desk, then transcribe voice notes, summarize threads, and keep sensitive conversations inside the same workflow.
Coming soon Calendar
Google, Outlook, and iCloud calendars, together in one calm view.
The meeting you’re about to miss shouldn’t live in a tab you forgot to open. Franz puts every calendar right next to your messages and email, so what’s next is always one glance away. No app-switching, no surprises. It’s the last piece that turns Franz into your whole workday, in one calm window.
From workspaces and privacy to the small desktop details, Franz stays fast, flexible, and ready for the way you work.
Group services by mode, team, or priority so Franz can reorient your entire setup around what matters most in the moment.
Keep two services side by side in one tab, so comparing threads, checking context, and replying across tools feels effortless.
Run separate accounts for teams, clients, and personal life at the same time, without constant sign-ins and sign-outs.
Turn messages into tasks with a built-in manager, so follow-ups, deadlines, and next steps stay visible from the moment they appear.
Join calls and share screens directly inside Franz, so collaboration stays connected to the conversations around it.
Choose local AI, Franz Cloud, or your own API key, so speed, privacy, and cost stay in your hands.
Franz blocks trackers, kills email pixels, keeps secrets encrypted, and puts AI in your hands: local on-device, connect any model with Pro, or France-hosted zero-retention cloud when you want the speed.
Franz is built to help you work faster, not to watch you work.
Privacy Shield
Privacy Shield blocks trackers and fingerprinting across the services you use every day.
Tracking pixels, blocked
Franz Mail neutralizes invisible email pixels before they can report back.
Private means private
Private insights stay on your device, and Franz does not ever sell user data.
AI in your hands
Run AI locally, bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key, or use Franz Cloud in France with zero retention.
Encrypted secrets
Passwords, tokens, and credentials stay encrypted in your OS keychain.
Honest analytics, not surveillance
We count a handful of anonymous product events — app starts, the first service you add, when you click upgrade, when you first use AI — and catch crashes, on our own servers in the EU. Stripped of anything that could identify you, and one switch away in Settings. No ad networks, no data brokers, no surveillance economy.
Free for light personal use. Pro if you want to bring your own model. Pro Cloud if you want the fastest setup. Lifetime if Franz is already part of your long-term desk.
You save $24 on Pro Cloud, $12 on Pro.
Best for light personal use
For personal messaging, a simple starter setup, and trying Franz before your workflow gets serious.
Best for BYOK and self-hosted AI
For operators who want to connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, or local models themselves and keep the provider choice in their own hands.
Save $12 vs monthly · $5/mo equivalent
Fastest start
Best for the fastest start
For professionals who want full Franz AI without setup work. Franz hosts it, privacy defaults stay strong, and the path to value is immediate.
Save $24 vs monthly · $8/mo equivalent
Best for founders and owner-operators who already know Franz will stay on their desk for years: one payment, every messaging service, every workspace, every future update, no subscription ever. Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key.
Lifetime works with your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key — you pay only what your AI provider charges. Want Franz to host the AI for you instead? Add Franz Private Cloud AI for $4/month anytime from inside the app.
Lifetime works with your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key — you pay only what your AI provider charges. Want Franz to host the AI for you instead? Add Franz Private Cloud AI for $4/month anytime from inside the app.
We'll email you before we charge — no surprise renewals. Prices shown are net; country-specific VAT may apply at checkout.
Loved for a decade, and counting. People don’t just try Franz, they keep it open for years, across every machine they own. That kind of loyalty is the hardest thing to fake, and the easiest to trust.
One of the very few products on my laptop that I can say I've been using for 10 years. (How many products can you say that about?) I've used it on Mac, Windows and Linux, and it delivers the same performance across every platform.
Francis C.
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I've tried many other alternatives, but Franz beats all of them. I'm a happy user.
Ruurd
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Love this app. Been using it for years. A bit glitchy at times with Google Calendar, but overall I love how it gives me easy access to so many of my favourite apps in one place.
Karen
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I've been a Franz user for a few years already, and it's awesome to see the product keep improving. Great work, everyone.
Paulo M.
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I've been using Franz for ~10 years, and it has been an absolute game changer for me, for all the obvious reasons. That's why I was devastated when the big update to Franz 6.0 wasn't working on my machine. Desperate for help, I messaged the developer, and after a few very quick troubleshooting messages, I got sent a personal hotfix, and everything works as smooth as my cat's belly again! Looking forward to another 10 years!
One of the very few products on my laptop that I can say I've been using for 10 years. (How many products can you say that about?) I've used it on Mac, Windows and Linux, and it delivers the same performance across every platform.
Francis C.
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I've tried many other alternatives, but Franz beats all of them. I'm a happy user.
Ruurd
Product Hunt
Love this app. Been using it for years. A bit glitchy at times with Google Calendar, but overall I love how it gives me easy access to so many of my favourite apps in one place.
Karen
Product Hunt
I've been a Franz user for a few years already, and it's awesome to see the product keep improving. Great work, everyone.
Paulo M.
Product Hunt
I've been using Franz for ~10 years, and it has been an absolute game changer for me, for all the obvious reasons. That's why I was devastated when the big update to Franz 6.0 wasn't working on my machine. Desperate for help, I messaged the developer, and after a few very quick troubleshooting messages, I got sent a personal hotfix, and everything works as smooth as my cat's belly again! Looking forward to another 10 years!
Everything you need to know before switching to Franz.
Downloaded over 1 million times — Franz brings messaging, email, and client work into one workspace.