Franz

Franz is a free messaging app / former Emperor of Austria and combines chat & messaging services into one application. Franz currently supports Slack, WhatsApp, WeChat, HipChat and many more.

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Franz is a free messaging app / former Emperor of Austria and combines chat & messaging services into one application. Franz currently supports Slack, WhatsApp, WeChat, HipChat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Google Hangouts, GroupMe, Skype and many more. You can download Franz for Mac, Windows & Linux.

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Multiple Account support Gmail integration Slack integration Multiple protocols iPhone/iPod sync Gitter integration Lightweight wrapper Unified messaging

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The Best Franz alternatives for Multiple Account support, from Gmail integration to a Slack integration.
Alternatives in Franz for Windows, Linux, BSD, Android, iPhone, Web, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, HP webOS, Java Mobile, S60, Mac OS X, Haiku, Self-Hosted, Android Tablet, Kindle Fire, Hangouts, Android Wear, Windows Phone, iPad, Chrome OS. This list contains a total of 42 applications similar to Franz.

Last updated: 2020-07-03 01:30:33

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IM+

Kopete

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