Messaging
imo on your desktop, inside Franz
Run imo, the high-reach messenger across India, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, as a desktop service in Franz.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
imo is a high-reach messenger across India, the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, known for free voice and video calls and chat that hold up well even on slower connections. If the people you talk to most rely on imo, that is where your calls and messages need to land. On a computer that usually means a browser tab you keep losing track of, separate from your email and work chat. Franz gives imo a permanent home as a desktop service tab, so your calls and conversations stay one click away in the sidebar instead of buried behind other windows.
Free calls and chat in a dedicated tab
Franz loads the imo web client, so your one-to-one chats, group conversations, and free voice and video calls are all right there. Keeping imo as its own service tab means it stays signed in and ready, isolated from the rest of your browsing, so the conversation you care about is never lost in a sea of tabs. You connect once and imo stays put, waiting the moment you switch to it.
Notifications you actually catch
imo only helps if you notice the message or the incoming call aimed at you. Because imo runs as its own dedicated tab, Franz lets its web notifications and notification sound reach you while you work in another service, so a new message or a ringing call pulls your attention instead of waiting silently. The service sits in your sidebar where you can see at a glance that something is waiting.
imo beside everything else
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so imo behaves the same wherever you are, with a real dock or taskbar presence and a quick shortcut to your other conversations. Instead of juggling a phone, a browser tab, and your other apps, you keep imo beside Gmail, Slack, and the rest of your day in a single window.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does imo work on in Franz?
Franz runs imo 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 imo accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add imo 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 imo in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with imo and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running imo in Franz costs nothing to start.