Franz

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AI data handling

The privacy statement says optional AI text is sent to Mistral AI in Paris for inference, prompts and responses are not retained beyond delivering the response, and users can disable AI in settings.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Audience

Franz says it is built for consultants, recruiters, founders, and operators handling client chat, team chat, email, and privacy-sensitive conversations.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Channels

Yesmeetfranz.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Email and calendar

Franz Mail offers priority inbox features, sender intelligence, and local search; Franz also shows Google, Microsoft, and Apple calendars together.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Free plan limit

Starter includes up to 3 services and 1 workspace, and free users may experience a brief loading pause once per hour.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Integrations

Franz lists 75+ supported services, including WhatsApp, Slack, Gmail, Signal, Discord, and Telegram, and lets users add any website as a custom service.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Maker background

Franz says it started in Vienna in 2016 and identifies Stefan Malzner as its founder.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Privacy

Franz says messages and local insights stay on the device, credentials are encrypted in the OS keychain, and it does not sell user data.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Product

Franz combines messaging services, email, and Signal in one desktop workspace.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Security

Franz says external-service credentials are not stored on its servers, native-service tokens and message caches are encrypted locally, and traffic to Google APIs and Franz services uses TLS 1.2 or higher.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Signal and WhatsApp

The FAQ says WhatsApp runs as a webview and Signal is a native sub-app; both support AI summaries, voice-message transcription, action items, group intelligence, and smart replies.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Paid from

5meetfranz.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Support and service commitment

The founder says Franz does not promise enterprise SLAs or a five-person account team.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Team licensing

Each license covers one person across their own devices; shared logins between several people are not allowed, and Franz for Teams provides centralized billing.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Voice dictation limit

Voice dictation requires Franz Pro, macOS 26 or later, and an Apple Silicon Mac; recognition runs on the Mac.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

Workspace features

Users can group services into workspaces, view two services side by side, keep separate accounts active, and turn messages into tasks with a built-in manager.meetfranz.com · read 11 Oct 2026

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