Franz: one desktop chat app for 14 messaging services

Let’s be frank: there are too many chat services in the world, and it can take a stack of background processes and open browser tabs to manage them all. Franz is a free Windows, Mac and Linux application which makes your life easier by supporting them all. Okay, maybe not "all", but 14 is a good start: Skype, WhatsApp, Steam Chat, Facebook Messenger, Slack, Telegram, HipChat, GroupMe, ChatWork, Grape, Discord, WeChat, Hangouts and Glitter. The underlying technology isn’t anything too surprising. It’s a little like a custom tabbed browser, where each tab represents a particular account and service, and you… [Continue Reading]