WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, Telegram, Gmail, Outlook and 75+ services in one fast desktop app — no more juggling ten browser tabs. Franz 6 adds a built-in AI assistant that summarizes long chats, transcribes voice notes, triages your inbox and drafts replies — all on-device, so your conversations stay private (EU-hosted Cloud optional). 1M+ downloads. Free, cross-platform, made in Vienna. Winner: Product Hunt Golden Kitty, Desktop App of the Year 2016.
Ten years ago I launched Franz here as a weekend prototype. The community gave it 837 upvotes on launch day and, later that year, the Golden Kitty for Desktop App of the Year. That award has been on my shelf, and on my mind, ever since. So launching Franz 6 here, almost exactly a decade later, means a lot.
Franz has always been "that app that puts all your messengers in one window." Over a million downloads later, that part hasn't changed. But for the 10-year release I rebuilt it from the ground up around three ideas:
One window for everything. WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, Telegram, Messenger, Teams, Gmail, Outlook, and 75+ more, each in its own isolated container, with unified notifications and unread badges. Signal runs as a proper native client, not a web wrapper.
AI that actually helps, without the privacy tax. "Catch me up" on a 200-message group chat, transcribe voice notes, triage your inbox, draft replies. It runs locally on your device, so your conversations never leave your machine. (Want more speed? There's an EU-hosted, zero-retention option too.)
Privacy as a default, not an upsell. Built-in tracker blocking in every service, on-device processing, EU infrastructure. Made in Vienna, GDPR-native.
The emails I love most are from people who've used Franz for ten years and are telling me Franz 6 is their favorite version yet. Reading those genuinely makes all of it worth it.
Franz is free (3 services, a workspace, and the full on-device AI) and runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Ten years on, it's still built in Vienna, and the feedback from this community over the years has shaped every version since. I'd love more of it now: what's missing, what feels off, what you'd want next. I'll be here all day.
And a little 10th-birthday thank-you: 25% off all monthly and annual plans with code TENYEARSPH25, valid through July 15.
The "catch me up" feature would probably be my most-used feature. After being offline for a few days, digging through hundreds of unread messages spread across all those apps is brutal. Congrats on the launch!
I am using Franz on my Apple Mac because there still is no app for Whatsapp for Mac. I've tried many other alternative apps but Franz beats all of them! I am a happy user. Since I am a student the price of 3 Euro per month is not too much but next to all of my other expenses, it still has to wait. Unfortunately.
I've been a Franz user for a few years already, and it's awesome to see the product continuing to improve. Great work, everyone! 😃
About Franz 6 on Product Hunt
“All your messaging apps in one window — with private AI”
Franz 6 launched on Product Hunt on June 3rd, 2026 and earned 178 upvotes and 11 comments, placing #4 on the daily leaderboard. WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, Telegram, Gmail, Outlook and 75+ services in one fast desktop app — no more juggling ten browser tabs. Franz 6 adds a built-in AI assistant that summarizes long chats, transcribes voice notes, triages your inbox and drafts replies — all on-device, so your conversations stay private (EU-hosted Cloud optional). 1M+ downloads. Free, cross-platform, made in Vienna. Winner: Product Hunt Golden Kitty, Desktop App of the Year 2016.
Franz 6 was featured in Email (36.7k followers), Productivity (653k followers) and Messaging (51.9k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 156.6k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted Franz 6?
Franz 6 was hunted by Thomas Schranz ⛄️. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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Thomas Schranz ⛄️
Hi Product Hunt 👋
Ten years ago I launched Franz here as a weekend prototype. The community gave it 837 upvotes on launch day and, later that year, the Golden Kitty for Desktop App of the Year. That award has been on my shelf, and on my mind, ever since. So launching Franz 6 here, almost exactly a decade later, means a lot.
Franz has always been "that app that puts all your messengers in one window." Over a million downloads later, that part hasn't changed. But for the 10-year release I rebuilt it from the ground up around three ideas:
One window for everything. WhatsApp, Slack, Signal, Telegram, Messenger, Teams, Gmail, Outlook, and 75+ more, each in its own isolated container, with unified notifications and unread badges. Signal runs as a proper native client, not a web wrapper.
AI that actually helps, without the privacy tax. "Catch me up" on a 200-message group chat, transcribe voice notes, triage your inbox, draft replies. It runs locally on your device, so your conversations never leave your machine. (Want more speed? There's an EU-hosted, zero-retention option too.)
Privacy as a default, not an upsell. Built-in tracker blocking in every service, on-device processing, EU infrastructure. Made in Vienna, GDPR-native.
The emails I love most are from people who've used Franz for ten years and are telling me Franz 6 is their favorite version yet. Reading those genuinely makes all of it worth it.
Franz is free (3 services, a workspace, and the full on-device AI) and runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux. Ten years on, it's still built in Vienna, and the feedback from this community over the years has shaped every version since. I'd love more of it now: what's missing, what feels off, what you'd want next. I'll be here all day.
And a little 10th-birthday thank-you: 25% off all monthly and annual plans with code TENYEARSPH25, valid through July 15.
Thank you, really 🙏