Team Chat · 12 services
Team Chat apps, all in one window
Team chat apps keep modern work moving, but they have a habit of multiplying. One company runs on Slack, a client insists on Microsoft Teams, an open-source project lives in Mattermost, and a side venture coordinates in Discord. Open each one in a browser tab or a separate desktop app and your day turns into a hunt for the right window. Franz fixes that by running every team chat workspace side by side in a single desktop application, so the conversation you need is always one click away in the sidebar instead of buried behind five other Chrome tabs.
The services in this category cover the tools teams actually use to talk to each other all day: Slack, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Zoho Cliq, Twist, Chatwork, Zulip, Cisco Webex Teams, Yammer, Element, and Nextcloud Talk. Each one is a first-class tab in Franz with its own desktop notifications, unread badge, and login session, including separate sessions for multiple workspaces of the same app, which the underlying web versions rarely let you do cleanly.
People searching for a "team chat app for desktop" usually want three things: every workspace in one place, native notifications they can actually trust, and one window that works the same on macOS, Windows, and Linux. That is exactly what Franz is built for, and teams have relied on it to wrangle their workspaces since 2015, with more than 1,000,000 downloads to date. You keep using the chat services your teams already chose, and nothing about those services changes. Franz just stops them from sprawling across your screen, and keeps the unread counts honest so you never miss the message that mattered. It is free to start, so every workspace can share one window from the first launch, set up in minutes. Below you will find the most popular team chat services we support, the full list, and answers to the questions people ask most before they switch.
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Frequently asked questions
Which team chat apps does Franz support?
Franz supports the major team and workspace chat tools out of the box, including Slack, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Zoho Cliq, Twist, Chatwork, Zulip, Cisco Webex Teams, Yammer, Element, and Nextcloud Talk. Each runs as its own service tab with independent login, desktop notifications, and unread badges. If your team uses a self-hosted service like Mattermost or Rocket.Chat, you can point Franz at your own server URL during setup.
Can I run multiple Slack or Teams workspaces at once?
Yes. This is the reason most people install Franz. You can add the same service more than once, one tab per Slack workspace or Teams tenant, and stay signed in to all of them simultaneously, without the constant sign-out-and-back-in dance the web apps force on you. Each tab keeps its own session, its own notifications, and its own unread count.
Does it work on Mac, Windows, and Linux?
Franz is a native desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and the team chat services behave the same on all three. You get system notifications, a dock or taskbar badge, and keyboard-friendly switching between workspaces regardless of platform, which helps when your team is split across operating systems.
Is Franz free to use for team chat?
Yes, you can use Franz for free and add several services to get started. The free plan covers the everyday "all my chats in one window" use case. Franz Pro adds extras like more services and additional features, but you do not need a paid plan to bring your team chat workspaces together in one place.