Messaging
Zalo on your desktop, inside Franz
Run Zalo, Vietnam's number one messaging app, as a dedicated desktop service on Mac, Windows, and Linux, in Franz.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
Zalo is Vietnam's number one messaging app, reaching around 79.6 million monthly users and used by roughly 83 to 85 percent of people in Vietnam. If your family, friends, colleagues, or customers are in Vietnam, Zalo is very likely where they expect to hear from you. On a computer that usually means another browser tab you keep losing, or a separate desktop app that lives apart from the rest of your day. Franz turns Zalo into a focused desktop service that sits in your sidebar next to your email and work chat, signed in and ready, so the place you check Zalo is the same place you check everything else.
A standalone Zalo, kept out of your browser
Franz loads the full chat.zalo.me web client, so your one-to-one chats, group conversations, voice and video calls, and contacts are all right where you expect them. Keeping Zalo as its own service tab matters: it stays signed in and isolated from the rest of your browsing, so a stray tab cleanup never logs you out and a busy browser never buries the conversation that needs you. You sign in once and Zalo stays put, ready the moment you switch to it.
Direct messages and calls that reach you
A messenger only earns its keep if you hear the message meant for you. Franz gives Zalo native desktop notifications with the notification sound, so a direct message, a group mention, or an incoming call reaches you immediately instead of waiting silently behind another tab. The unread badge on the Zalo service shows how many conversations are stacking up at a glance, and because Zalo runs as its own tab it keeps notifying you reliably while you work elsewhere.
Zalo beside the rest of your day
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, so Zalo works the same wherever you are, with a real dock or taskbar presence and a fast shortcut over to your other conversations. Instead of splitting your attention across a phone, a browser tab, and a separate desktop app, you keep Zalo beside Gmail, Slack, and everything else in a single window.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does Zalo work on in Franz?
Franz runs Zalo 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 Zalo accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add Zalo 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 Zalo in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with Zalo and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running Zalo in Franz costs nothing to start.