Franz 6 - All your messaging apps in one window — with private AI
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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.
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The on-device AI plus optional EU-hosted cloud is a smart split — when does the AI actually leave the device? If I record a voice note, is it transcribed locally or sent to Franz's servers before the summary comes back?
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@sounak_bhattacharya thanks! Transcription is happening exclusively on your device using whisper.