Messaging
WeChat on your desktop, inside Franz
Run WeChat Web as a desktop app on Mac, Windows, and Linux, scanned in from your phone with real notifications, in Franz.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
WeChat is the everyday messenger for a huge part of the world, the way people keep up with family, friends, and contacts across China and beyond. On a computer it works through WeChat Web, which you scan in from your phone, and it works best when it has a stable place to live rather than a browser tab you keep losing among everything else. Franz gives WeChat that place as a focused service tab in your sidebar, signed in next to your email and your other conversations.
WeChat Web, scanned in once
Franz loads the full web.wechat.com client, so connecting is the familiar flow: open the WeChat tab in Franz, scan the QR code with the app on your phone, and your contacts, group chats, and conversations appear. From then on the session stays paired and ready, so you are not re-scanning every time you sit down. Messages, group chats, and shared media all behave exactly as they do on the official web client, because it is the official web client, wrapped as a desktop tab you can pin and keep alongside everything else instead of a window you keep reopening.
Notifications across your contacts and groups
WeChat only helps if you catch the message that matters. Franz gives WeChat native desktop notifications with the notification sound, so a message from a contact or a busy group chat reaches you right away instead of waiting quietly in a background tab. The unread badge on the WeChat service shows how many conversations are waiting at a glance, and because WeChat runs as its own tab it keeps notifying you while you are focused on another service.
WeChat in the same window as everything else
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so WeChat works the same wherever you are, with a real dock or taskbar presence and a keyboard shortcut to your other services. Instead of bouncing between your phone and a browser tab to stay in touch, you keep WeChat beside Telegram, Gmail, and your work chat in a single window, so staying reachable no longer scatters across windows.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does WeChat work on in Franz?
Franz runs WeChat 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 WeChat accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add WeChat 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 WeChat in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with WeChat and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running WeChat in Franz costs nothing to start.