Install Franz on Linux

Franz 6 ships on Linux as AppImage, .deb, and Snap for both x64 and arm64. This guide covers all three install paths plus optional desktop integration.

AppImage

The AppImage works on any modern Linux distribution and needs no package manager. Mark the file executable, then run it.

chmod +x Franz-x86_64.AppImage && ./Franz-x86_64.AppImage

Replace x86_64 with arm64 if you downloaded the arm64 build. Pass --install once on first run if you want Franz to register a desktop entry and a launcher icon for you.

.deb (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS)

The Debian package installs Franz under apt management, so it shows up in your package manager and updates alongside the rest of your system.

sudo apt install ./Franz_amd64.deb

Replace amd64 with arm64 for the arm64 build. The leading ./ is important: it tells apt to install a local file rather than search the repositories.

When apt complains about dependencies

Older Debian and Ubuntu releases shipped versions of apt that refuse to install local .deb files directly. Fall back to dpkg and let apt finish the dependency resolution.

sudo dpkg -i Franz_amd64.deb && sudo apt -f install

sudo apt -f install (--fix-broken) pulls in any libraries dpkg flagged as missing and completes the install.

Snap

Snap installs come from the Snap Store with Canonical-managed updates. The Snap build is x64 only.

sudo snap install franz

Snaps run under confinement, so Franz starts with restricted access to the rest of your filesystem. If a path Franz needs — your downloads folder, a USB stick, or other removable media — is blocked, see Linux troubleshooting for the snap connect commands that grant the right interfaces.

Verify your download (optional)

If you care about supply-chain trust, you can confirm that the file you downloaded matches what we published. The fingerprint, the gpg --import command, and the gpg --verify SHA256SUMS.asc snippet are all on the downloads page: Verify your download on /download/linux.