# meetfranz/franz

Franz is a free messaging app for services like WhatsApp, Slack, Messenger and many more.

Repository: https://github.com/meetfranz/franz
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/franz
Homepage: http://meetfranz.com
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: messaging, electron, franz, messenger, whatsapp, slack, telegram, productivity, office
Last push: 2026-06-12T13:36:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 87, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3246, "days_push": 82, "days_rel": 511, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4710, forks 579 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:57.392712+00:00)

## What it is
Franz is an Electron-based desktop messaging app that aggregates services like WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, Messenger, and 70+ others into a single window with workspaces, multi-account support, and themes. This repository contains Franz 5, the open-source Apache-2.0 predecessor that is no longer the active product; Franz 6 is a separate closed-source release.

## Use cases
- combine whatsapp slack and telegram in one desktop app
- manage multiple messenger accounts in a single window
- group work and personal chats into workspaces
- self-build an open-source messaging aggregator from source
- stop switching between chat apps all day

## When to choose
- you want to self-build or study the open-source Franz 5 codebase
- you need a free multi-service desktop messenger on Mac, Windows, or Linux
- you prefer an Apache-2.0 licensed Electron messaging client

## When to avoid
- you want the current Franz 6 features like native Signal, Franz Mail, or the AI assistant — they are not in this repo
- you need actively maintained open-source software, since this repository is no longer the active product
- you want a lightweight native client rather than an Electron app

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: chat-interface, gui, developer-tools
- domain: messaging-platforms, developer-tools, cross-platform, desktop-applications
- platform: cross-platform, windows
- tags: messaging-aggregator, multi-service-chat, electron-app, unified-inbox, workspaces, self-buildable, electron, macos, linux, javascript

## Member repositories
- meetfranz/franz (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.392712+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:09.369739+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/meetfranz/franz (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:57.392712+00:00, sha 8ad5b2c4884c)
  - homepage: http://meetfranz.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:17.535023+00:00, sha 82f8845cf18e)
  - site_page: https://meetfranz.com/features (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:17.537855+00:00, sha 5b988165865c)
  - site_page: https://meetfranz.com/features/voice (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:17.543007+00:00, sha 0b895598b282)
  - site_page: https://meetfranz.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:17.549065+00:00, sha c19a8930156d)
  - site_page: https://meetfranz.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:17.539538+00:00, sha ea138a6f17dd)
  - site_page: https://meetfranz.com/mail (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:17.541293+00:00, sha 99b422769628)
  - site_page: https://meetfranz.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T09:03:17.544687+00:00, sha 6562e1e21af7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.