Messaging
Pulse SMS on your desktop, inside Franz
Read and send your text messages from your desktop on Mac, Windows, and Linux, with notifications, through Pulse SMS in Franz.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
Pulse SMS syncs the text messages on your phone to every other device you use, so your SMS conversations follow you to the computer instead of being stuck on a single handset. The web version is the desktop end of that, and like any web app it gets buried as a browser tab, which defeats the point of having your texts on your computer. Franz turns Pulse SMS into a focused desktop service tab in your sidebar, signed in and ready, so the texts you have synced are always one click away.
Your synced texts in a dedicated tab
Franz loads the full Pulse SMS web experience, so the conversations you have synced from your phone, group texts and all, are right there. You sign in once to your Pulse account and it stays connected, so you are not logging back in or reopening a browser window each time you want to reply. Sending and reading texts, picture messages, and group conversations behave exactly as they do in the official web app, because it is the official web app, wrapped as a desktop tab you can pin and keep open beside everything else rather than a page you keep re-finding among your other tabs.
Notifications for new messages
Texting from your computer only saves time if you notice the incoming message. Franz gives Pulse SMS native desktop notifications with the notification sound, so a new text surfaces right away instead of waiting silently in a background tab. The unread badge on the Pulse SMS service shows how many conversations are waiting at a glance, and because it runs as its own tab it keeps notifying you while you are focused on another service, so a synced text gets the same attention as your other chats.
Pulse SMS beside your other conversations
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so Pulse SMS works the same wherever you are, with a real dock or taskbar presence and a keyboard shortcut to your other services. Instead of a browser tab you keep losing, you keep your synced texts beside Telegram, Gmail, and your work chat in one window, where replying with a keyboard beats tapping on a phone.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does Pulse SMS work on in Franz?
Franz runs Pulse SMS 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 Pulse SMS accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add Pulse SMS 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 Pulse SMS in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with Pulse SMS and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running Pulse SMS in Franz costs nothing to start.