Messaging
Gadu-Gadu on your desktop, inside Franz
Run Gadu-Gadu as a desktop app on Mac, Windows, and Linux, signed in with real notifications, alongside your other chats in Franz.
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- Linux
Gadu-Gadu is a Polish messaging institution, the communicator a generation grew up on and plenty of people still use to stay in touch. On a computer it tends to live as a browser tab you open at gg.pl and then lose among everything else, going quiet right when a friend writes. Franz gives Gadu-Gadu a steady home as a focused service tab in your sidebar, signed in and ready, so your conversations sit next to your email and your other messengers instead of drifting off into a forgotten tab.
Gadu-Gadu without the lost browser tab
Franz loads the full gg.pl web experience, so your contacts, conversations, and message history are right where you expect them. You sign in once and Gadu-Gadu stays connected, so you are not logging back in each morning or keeping a separate browser window open just to remain reachable. Your chats and contact list behave exactly as they do in the official web version, because it is the official web version, wrapped as a desktop tab you can pin and return to, rather than a page you keep reopening and re-finding among a stack of others.
Notifications that keep you in the loop
Gadu-Gadu only helps if you catch the message in time. Franz gives it native desktop notifications with the notification sound, so a new message from a contact reaches you right away instead of waiting silently in a background tab. The unread badge on the Gadu-Gadu service shows how many conversations are waiting at a glance, and because it runs as its own tab it keeps notifying you reliably while you are focused on another service.
Gadu-Gadu in one window with the rest
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so Gadu-Gadu works the same wherever you are, with a real dock or taskbar presence and a keyboard shortcut over to your other services. Instead of keeping a separate browser tab open just for it, you keep Gadu-Gadu beside Telegram, Gmail, and your work chat in a single window, so a familiar messenger finally has a dependable place on your desktop.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does Gadu-Gadu work on in Franz?
Franz runs Gadu-Gadu as a native desktop app on macOS, Windows, and Linux, with the same notifications, badges, and fast switching on every operating system.
Can I use multiple Gadu-Gadu accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add Gadu-Gadu as many times as you need, one tab per account, all signed in at once. Each tab keeps its own session and unread badge, so you never sign out of one to check another.
Is Gadu-Gadu in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with Gadu-Gadu and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running Gadu-Gadu in Franz costs nothing to start.