vaginessa / franz

Franz is a free messaging app for services like WhatsApp, Slack, Messenger and many more.

This repository is only for Franz 5 and later, previous versions are no longer maintained.

Franz 5 (beta)

Messaging app for WhatsApp, Slack, Telegram, HipChat, Hangouts and many many more.

Download Franz

👉 www.meetfranz.com

Development

Preparations

Install Linux OS dependencies

Guide: Linux distribution specific dependencies

Install yarn

MacOS

$ brew install yarn

Windows

Download installer

Linux

Install Yarn on Linux

Install Gulp 4

$ yarn add global [email protected]
$ yarn add global gulpjs/gulp#4.0

Fix native modules to match current electron node version

$ yarn run rebuild

Run Franz Development App

Run these two commands simultaneously in different console tabs.

$ yarn run dev
$ yarn start

Be aware that the development database will be reset regularly.

Packaging

$ yarn build

How can I support the project?

If you have found a bug that hasn't been reported yet or want to request a new feature, please open a new issue.

I need help?

Join the Franz community on Slack and get in touch with us.

Create your own plugins/recipes

You can find all the Information at the Plugins repository. For questions feel free to ask in the community Slack

Next steps

• Create acceptance tests
• Create Linux build
• 5.0 stable release
• Developer Documentation
• Add translations

License

Franz 5 is open-source licensed under the Apache-2.0 License.