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Franz Messenger

Franz Messenger reviews

Get back on top of your messaging.

•27 reviews•

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2016 Golden Kitty Awards
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2016 Golden Kitty Awards
2016 Golden Kitty Awards
Franz was ranked #2 of the month for March 2016
Franz 2.0 was ranked #1 of the week for April 18th, 2016
Franz was ranked #1 of the week for March 1st, 2016
Franz 2.0 was ranked #1 of the day for April 18th, 2016
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Franz Messengerp/franz-messenger
Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Franz 2.0 - Desktop app for Slack, WhatsApp, Skype, Telegram, Messenger
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9yr ago

Franz Messengerp/franz-messenger
Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Franz - Messenger for WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook, Slack & Hipchat
•260•

9yr ago

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The community submitted 27 reviews to tell us what they like about Franz Messenger, what Franz Messenger can do better, and more.

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Anna Belousova
Anna Belousova
•1 review

Does not recommend this app. I paid for the annual Franz subscription a year ago. This year, they deducted money again for the annual subscription without any warning. I've tried contacting customer support multiple times, but haven't received any response. I've written several times requesting a refund, but they haven't processed it, likely because they are not responding. It seems like the application has been inactive for a while, and they are simply deducting money. It appears to be fraudulent.

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1yr ago
Martha Ignacio
Martha Ignacio
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•3 reviews

I've been using Franz for years and its competitors don't compare. Doesn't take up as much RAM during use and regular updates keep it as bug-free as possible.

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2yr ago
Martha Ignacio
Martha Ignacio
•9 reviews

I've been using Franz for years and haven't found an app that comes close

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2yr ago
Shun Yamada
Shun Yamada
Remotehour

Remotehour

•16 reviews

Never check all applications for whether inboxed or not. These apps like Station and Stack that curate applications and localize that desktop app increase recently. The app does not give notifications from the applications involved.

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6yr ago
Bridges to Italy
Bridges to Italy
•11 reviews

I like the idea of having one desktop app for all my messaging needs. This one is pretty good because it includes two big ones for me: FB Messanger and Whatsapp. It'd be perfect if it had IMessage too.

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7yr ago
Bridges to Italy
Bridges to Italy
•11 reviews

This is just the best app for your desktop, you can check all you social networks and email apps at once in a very functional way. Meaning, you can check but also use each app (post, reply, emails etc.) I just love this.

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7yr ago
Joachim M. Guentert
Joachim M. Guentert
•2 reviews

The amount of Franz's permanent CPU usage is a no-go for me. I stay with single IM desktop services.

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6yr ago
Lin Du
Lin Du
•7 reviews

真的没有什么卵用,与其用这个,不如用Chrome,再固定几个常用聊天工具的tab标签页,配合bookmarks,extension,相差无几。

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7yr ago
Michal Klement
Michal Klement
•2 reviews

nice idea but RAM usage is far too high for a chat app. I know 8 GB is minimum nowadays but even then over 1 GB is too much.

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6yr ago
Robert Gonzalez
Robert Gonzalez
•2 reviews

This is supposed to be a chat relay. Why do I have to have a Franz account in order to use this application? I have enough accounts already. I'd love to try your tool out, but not if it requires me creating another online profile.

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6yr ago

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