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XING on your desktop, inside Franz
Run the XING Messenger as a focused desktop tab on Mac, Windows, and Linux, signed in next to your other tools, in Franz.
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XING is the professional network of choice across the German-speaking world, and for a lot of people it carries real business correspondence: hiring conversations, freelance enquiries, follow-ups after an event. But like every social network it is wrapped in a website that would happily keep you browsing. Franz runs the XING Messenger as its own desktop service tab, opened to your conversations, so the part of XING that matters for work stays close at hand without the rest of the site competing for your time.
The XING Messenger as a real desktop tab
Franz loads xing.com/messenger/global directly, so the tab is your message inbox rather than a news stream or a profile prompt. You stay signed in, your contacts and threads are exactly where you left them, and replying to a recruiter or a prospective client is a matter of switching tabs rather than digging through a browser. Because it opens straight to messaging, XING becomes a channel you check and close, not a place you wander. That keeps a network built for serious professional contact useful, without letting it eat into the work the contact was about.
A professional channel that stays in its lane
People who rely on XING usually want it nearby but contained. As a Franz service it sits beside your email and team chat with its own unread badge, so a new XING message is visible the moment it lands without XING needing a browser window of its own. When a business conversation moves between XING, email, and a calendar invite, you can follow it across your tools without losing the thread or rediscovering a tab you opened earlier. The German-speaking world's business network stays one shortcut away while staying neatly separate from the noise.
XING on macOS, Windows, and Linux
Franz is a native desktop app for all three major platforms, and your XING tab behaves identically on each: the same Messenger, the same login, a proper dock or taskbar presence, and quick switching to your other services. Whether your day runs on a Mac, a Windows PC, or a Linux box, the XING setup you build once comes with you instead of being relearned. You can start for free and keep XING alongside the rest of your professional toolkit in a single window.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does XING work on in Franz?
Franz runs XING 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 XING accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add XING 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 XING in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with XING and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running XING in Franz costs nothing to start.