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X on your desktop, inside Franz (formerly Twitter)
Keep your X (formerly Twitter) direct messages in a dedicated desktop tab on Mac, Windows, and Linux, with notifications, in Franz.
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X, the platform people still half-call Twitter, is where a surprising amount of conversation happens in direct messages: a journalist replies, a contact moves a thread to DMs, a community organizes out of public view. The trouble is that opening X to check one message drops you straight into a timeline engineered to keep you there. Franz runs X as its own desktop service tab pointed at your direct messages, so you can stay reachable on X without the timeline deciding how the next half hour goes.
X direct messages, not the timeline
Franz loads x.com/i/chat, so the tab opens to your conversations rather than the home feed. That is the whole appeal for anyone who uses X mostly to talk to specific people: you go in to answer the message, you answer it, and you leave, instead of getting pulled into an infinite scroll of posts. You stay signed in to your account, your DM threads are right where you left them, and reaching X is a keyboard shortcut from the chat and email you also keep open. It turns X from a place that swallows time into a channel you can actually check and close.
Notifications that pull you to the conversation, not the feed
X messages only help if you hear about them. Franz delivers native desktop notifications with the notification sound, so a new direct message surfaces on your computer the moment it arrives, and the unread badge tells you a real conversation is waiting rather than the general churn of the platform. Because the tab opens to messages, the thing that grabs your attention is someone talking to you directly, not another viral post. That separation keeps X useful as a back channel while keeping the doomscroll firmly at arm's length.
X on macOS, Windows, and Linux
Franz is a native desktop app for all three major platforms, and your X tab behaves the same on each: the same web app, the same login, a real dock or taskbar presence, and quick switching to and from your other services. Whether you work on a Mac, a Windows laptop, or a Linux machine, the direct-message surface you rely on comes with your setup instead of being rebuilt per device. You can start for free and keep X alongside the rest of the conversations your day runs on.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does X work on in Franz?
Franz runs X 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 X accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add X 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 X in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with X and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running X in Franz costs nothing to start.