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Franz 5

One desktop app for (almost) all of your messaging apps

•84 reviews•

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Franz 5 was ranked #2 of the day for November 28th, 2017
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Franz 5 - One desktop app for (almost) all of your messaging apps
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Alex Brecher
Alex Brecher
•1 review

Half the services they advertise don't work! They do not respond to ANY emails. It worked half a decade ago and the developers haven't updated it. I even paid to upgrade to the paid version thinking I'd get support. Nope. They suck! Don't waste your time installing.

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1yr ago
guy dinay
guy dinay
•1 review

The worst customer support in the world! Do not answer any emails! Just terrible and I regret buying this tool

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2yr ago
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•3 reviews

have been using it since the first version

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7yr ago
Andreas Pizsa
Andreas Pizsa
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mySugr Diabetes Academy

•12 reviews

No real cons, but the migration was a bit disappointing. All my logins were gone and I had to re-authenticate with each service, which with 2FA on is quite a hassle. So if Franz 5 Final could keep the previous auth tokens/cookies, it would make the upgrade smoother.

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7yr ago
Ghost Kitty
Ghost Kitty
•40 reviews

Another specialized browser

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7yr ago
Stefan Bödenauer
Stefan Bödenauer
•3 reviews

great service overall

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7yr ago
ShimomiAizo
ShimomiAizo
•4 reviews

Though Franz has been great, Station can still be considered as one of the strongest competitors, but I still think Franz is striking a better balance: what you need is all at your hand and what you may not or don't is just not in sight. Station indeed provides more options (such as keeping multiple Slack accounts online simultaneously) but personally I think they still need to polish the multi-account settings and controls.

Anyway, Franz has been doing a great job being a relatively light-weighted IM integration tool. WeChat being available alongside other IM services is highly appreciated :D Also, liked the cute loading sentences such as "twisting my mustache" and "playing the trumpet" etc.

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7yr ago
Omkar_Bhosale
Omkar_Bhosale
•3 reviews

Need help, I used the app for 1 month and had no problems. But after reinstalling the OS (High Sierra) and the app, I cannot add multiple accounts(channels).

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7yr ago
Tony Brix
Tony Brix
•27 reviews

You won't be able to use browser extensions on these web apps in Franz

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7yr ago
Ivanisawesome
Ivanisawesome
•19 reviews

Having used Franz for over a year I can definitely confirm that its a great all in one solution for running your messaging accounts. Its decent with regards to resource requirements but it does need an odd restart when it gets stuck. The only downside is the lack of updates. Overall, its well worth a look.

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6yr ago

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