Team Chat
twist on your desktop, inside Franz
Run Twist as a desktop app on Mac, Windows, and Linux, with multiple workspaces and calm notifications, all in one Franz window.
- macOS
- Windows
- Linux
Twist is the team chat built for asynchronous work, organising everything into threads so conversations stay readable instead of scrolling past in a live feed. Teams choose it precisely to escape the always-on pressure of other messengers, and that calm deserves a desktop home that respects it rather than a browser tab buried behind a dozen others. Franz runs Twist as a first-class service tab in a single window, beside your email and the rest of your tools, so your threaded conversations are always one click away.
Multiple Twist workspaces, signed in together
If you collaborate with more than one team, you likely have more than one Twist workspace, and switching between them in a browser means logging out and back in. Franz lets you add Twist as a separate tab for each workspace and stay signed in to all of them at once. Each tab keeps its own session and its own unread badge, so a thread in your main team never gets confused with one from a client or side project. Adding a workspace is just another tab, with no profile shuffling involved.
Calm notifications that respect the thread
Twist is deliberately quieter than live chat, and Franz keeps notifications in that same spirit. You get native desktop alerts for Twist, including the notification sound, so a direct message or a reply in a thread you are part of reaches you without you having to keep the tab in view. The unread count tracks what is genuinely aimed at you rather than every post across every channel, and it stays accurate across each workspace you connect, so nothing important slips by while you stay focused.
Twist on macOS, Windows, and Linux
Franz is a native desktop app for all three platforms, and Twist behaves the same on each: matching notifications, a dock or taskbar badge, and quick switching between your tabs. Teams working across mixed operating systems all reach the same workspaces the same way, with nothing to relearn per machine. You keep the full Twist web experience, threads, channels, and search included, now framed as a single tab in the one window where your whole day already lives.
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Frequently asked questions
Which platforms does twist work on in Franz?
Franz runs twist 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 twist accounts at once?
Yes. Franz lets you add twist 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 twist in Franz free?
Franz is free to use with twist and every other service. A free account covers the essentials and takes minutes to set up; paid plans add extra features, but running twist in Franz costs nothing to start.