Team Chat
Nextcloud Talk on your desktop, inside Franz
Run Nextcloud Talk from your own Nextcloud server as a desktop app on Mac, Windows, and Linux, beside the rest of your chat in Franz.
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Nextcloud Talk is the chat and call layer built into Nextcloud, which means it lives wherever your Nextcloud does: a self-hosted instance, a provider you trust, or a server you run yourself for exactly this reason. That privacy story is the whole point, but a self-hosted messenger still needs a home on your desktop that is not a forgotten browser tab. Franz gives Nextcloud Talk a dedicated service tab in a single window, so your private team chat sits right beside email, other messengers, and whatever else you keep open all day.
Run Talk from your own Nextcloud server
There is no single Nextcloud Talk address. Your instance lives at your own domain, on your own server, and that is exactly how you want it. When you add Nextcloud Talk in Franz, you point the tab at your Nextcloud URL and it connects straight to your installation. Each tab holds its own login session, so if you have access to more than one Nextcloud, perhaps a personal one and a work one, you can run them both at once without signing out of either. The unread badge stays per tab, so you can tell your instances apart at a glance.
Notifications without giving up control
Self-hosting your chat should not mean quieter notifications. Franz raises native desktop alerts for Nextcloud Talk, including the notification sound, so a direct message or a mention reaches you as quickly as it would in the Nextcloud client. Your unread count reflects the conversations actually addressed to you rather than every passing message in a busy room, and it stays accurate across each instance you connect. You keep your data on your own infrastructure and still get the responsiveness of a native desktop app.
Nextcloud Talk on Mac, Windows, and Linux
Franz is a native desktop application for all three platforms, and Nextcloud Talk behaves the same on each one: matching notifications, a dock or taskbar badge, and quick switching between your service tabs. For teams that already run Nextcloud on Linux servers and work across mixed laptops, everyone reaches the same instance the same way. You keep the full Talk experience, group conversations, calls, and file sharing, now framed as one tab in the window where your whole communication day lives.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does Nextcloud Talk work on in Franz?
Franz runs Nextcloud Talk 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 Nextcloud Talk accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add Nextcloud Talk 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 Nextcloud Talk in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with Nextcloud Talk and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running Nextcloud Talk in Franz costs nothing to start.