Team Chat
Rocket.Chat on your desktop, inside Franz
Connect Franz to your own Rocket.Chat workspace and run it as a desktop app on Mac, Windows, and Linux, next to every other service.
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- Linux
Rocket.Chat is the open-source team messenger that teams pick when they want full ownership of where their chat lives, whether that is the cloud or a server in their own data centre. What it does not solve on its own is desktop sprawl: a self-hosted chat tool still ends up as one more browser tab fighting for space. Franz turns your Rocket.Chat workspace into a clean service tab in a single window, sitting alongside your email, your other messengers, and even a second Rocket.Chat instance.
Connect Franz to your Rocket.Chat workspace
Rocket.Chat workspaces each have their own address, often something like your-team.rocket.chat or a self-managed domain entirely your own. When you add the service in Franz, you supply that workspace URL and Franz wires the tab straight to it. Every tab carries an independent session, so you can stay logged in to a hosted workspace and a private on-prem server at the same time, with no profile juggling and no repeated sign-outs. Each tab keeps its own unread badge, so you always know which workspace a red dot belongs to.
Mentions and direct messages that reach you
Owning your own chat server should never mean missing a message. Franz raises native desktop notifications for Rocket.Chat, with the notification sound, so a mention or a direct message gets your attention the moment it lands. The unread count separates what is aimed at you from the steady hum of active channels, and it holds steady across every Rocket.Chat workspace you connect. You get the control of self-hosting and the immediacy of a proper desktop client at once.
Rocket.Chat across every desktop OS
Franz runs natively on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and your Rocket.Chat workspace works the same on all of them: identical notifications, a consistent dock or taskbar badge, and fast switching between tabs. Teams that mix operating systems get one shared way of reaching the same server, instead of a different setup per machine. You keep the complete Rocket.Chat web experience, channels, threads, and integrations included, except now it is a single tab in the window where the rest of your day already happens.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does Rocket.Chat work on in Franz?
Franz runs Rocket.Chat 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 Rocket.Chat accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add Rocket.Chat 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 Rocket.Chat in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with Rocket.Chat and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running Rocket.Chat in Franz costs nothing to start.