Messaging
WhatsApp on your desktop, inside Franz
Use WhatsApp Web as a real desktop app on Mac, Windows, and Linux, pinned and with notifications, in Franz.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
WhatsApp is the messenger most of the world actually replies on, but on a computer it usually lives as one more pinned browser tab. That makes it easy to close by accident, easy to lose in a sea of other tabs, and quick to go quiet when the browser decides to throttle a background page. Franz turns WhatsApp Web into a proper desktop service that sits permanently in your sidebar, signed in and ready, next to your email and work chat instead of fighting them for a tab.
WhatsApp Web without the browser tab
Franz loads the full web.whatsapp.com experience, so setup is the familiar one. Open the WhatsApp tab in Franz, scan the QR code with your phone once, and your chats, contacts, and message history appear. From then on WhatsApp stays paired and persistent. You do not re-scan every morning, and you do not have to keep a browser window open just to stay reachable. Group chats, voice messages, photos, and disappearing messages all work exactly as they do on the official web client, because it is the official web client, just wrapped as a focused desktop app you can pin and forget.
Notifications that reach you on the desktop
A messenger you cannot hear is a messenger you will miss. Franz delivers native desktop notifications for WhatsApp, complete with the notification sound, so a new message from a contact or a group surfaces immediately rather than waiting silently behind another tab. The unread badge on the WhatsApp service shows you at a glance how many conversations are waiting, and because WhatsApp runs as its own tab it keeps notifying you reliably even while you are deep in another service. That separation is the whole point: your personal messages stay visible without taking over the screen.
One window for WhatsApp and everything else
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so WhatsApp behaves the same wherever you work, with a real dock or taskbar presence, real notifications, and a single keyboard shortcut to your other conversations. Instead of bouncing between a phone, a browser tab, and the standalone WhatsApp desktop app, you keep WhatsApp alongside Telegram, Slack, Gmail, and the rest of your day in one place. It is the simplest way to make WhatsApp a first-class part of how you work on a computer, not an afterthought you check on your phone.
Other Messaging services
Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does WhatsApp work on in Franz?
Franz runs WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with WhatsApp and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running WhatsApp in Franz costs nothing to start.