Social · 8 services
Social apps, all in one window
Social networks are designed to keep you scrolling, which is exactly the problem when all you wanted was to answer a message. Open X to reply to a DM and the timeline has you. Open LinkedIn to message a recruiter and the feed has you instead. Franz takes a different approach: it runs social media apps for desktop as focused tabs, opened to the part that matters, signed in and pinned in your sidebar, so the conversation you came for stays separate from the feed that wants your afternoon.
The services in this category cover the social platforms people actually keep up with, each as a first-class tab in Franz. There is X (formerly Twitter) opened to your direct messages, Instagram opened to your DMs and notifications, and Facebook Pages opened to a Page's inbox so you can answer the people contacting your business without your personal feed. The professional networks LinkedIn and XING open straight to messaging, so work-social stays in its own lane. Twitch runs a channel's live chat for creators and regulars alike, and VK and Plurk give two communities with devoted followings a steady desktop home. Each one keeps its own login session and its own unread badge, so a red dot always tells you exactly which network is waiting.
People searching for social media apps for desktop usually want the same handful of things: their networks in one window rather than a dozen browser tabs, the messages and notifications surfaced without the endless scroll, and an app that works the same on macOS, Windows, and Linux. That is what Franz is built for, and it has given scattered networks a calmer home since 2015, with more than 1,000,000 downloads behind it. You keep using the social networks you already use, exactly as they are. Franz just opens them to the conversation, keeps the unread counts honest, and stops the feed from deciding how your day goes. It is free to start, and your networks can sit in one window from the first launch, set up in minutes. Below you will find the social services we support and answers to the questions people ask most before they switch.
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Frequently asked questions
Which social media apps does Franz support?
Franz supports the social networks people check most, including X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, XING, Facebook Pages, Twitch, VK, and Plurk. Each runs as its own service tab with an independent login and its own unread badge, and several open straight to messaging or a Page inbox rather than the home feed, so the network drops you into the conversation instead of the scroll.
Can I keep social messages separate from the feed?
Yes, and that is much of the point. Franz opens X and Instagram to their direct messages, LinkedIn and XING to their messengers, and Facebook Pages to a Page's inbox, so checking a message does not mean wading through a timeline first. Each network lives in its own focused tab in your sidebar, which keeps the part you need close while keeping the part that wants to keep you scrolling at arm's length.
Does it work on Mac, Windows, and Linux?
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and the social services behave the same on all three. You get a real dock or taskbar presence, an unread badge per service, and keyboard-friendly switching between networks regardless of your operating system, so a setup you build on one machine feels identical on the next.
Is Franz free to use for social networks?
Yes, you can use Franz for free and add several services to get started. The free plan covers the everyday case of keeping your social networks in one window with their messages a click away. Franz Pro adds extras like more services and additional features, but you do not need a paid plan to bring your social apps together on the desktop.