Download Franz for Linux
AppImage, .deb, and snap for x64 and arm64. Pick the one that matches your distribution and architecture.
Choose your architecture
We could not detect your architecture from your browser. Most modern Linux desktops are 64-bit (x64); Raspberry Pi 4/5 and Apple Silicon Linux VMs are arm64.
AppImage
Works on any modern Linux distribution. No package manager required. Franz updates itself in-app.
chmod +x Franz-x86_64.AppImage && ./Franz-x86_64.AppImage.deb (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS)
Apt-managed install and updates — Franz appears in your package manager alongside everything else.
sudo apt install ./Franz_amd64.debSnap
From the Snap Store — Canonical handles updates. Available for x64 only.
sudo snap install franzVerify your download (optional)
If you care about supply-chain trust, verify the downloaded file against our signed SHA256 manifest. We publish the public key on this domain and on GitHub Releases.
Fingerprint: 88DF 5D46 F4CD 69ED 6FEB 262D DF5B 971E 06FB 50A9
curl --proto '=https' -fsSL https://meetfranz.com/SIGNING_KEY.asc | gpg --importgpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc SHA256SUMS