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Ferdi

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Ferdi is a desktop app that helps you organize how you use your favourite apps by combining them into one application. It is based on Franz - a software already used by thousands of people - with the difference that Ferdi gives you many...

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
Discontinued

The maintainer has announced on Twitter that he's discontinuing the project: https://twitter.com/getferdi/status/1535575777323978752

Warning

Ferdi developers have decided to hide the issue tracker behind a paywall (you need to be a $9/month sponsor to see it), which is not really a good sign for an open source project. They first said it was because the issue tracker might leak private data, but they later admitted on Twitter that it was just a lie… More information here https://www.reddit.com/r/getferdi/comments/s511gn/what_happened_to_github_issues_for_ferdi/ and here https://getferdi.com/faq/why-the-issue-tracker-was-disabled/

4.1 / 5 Avg rating (16)
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Features

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Workspaces
  2.  All in one
  3.  Multiple Account support
  4.  Multi-messenger
  5.  Proxy support
  6.  Slack client
  7.  Evernote Client
  8.  Messages

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Ferdi information

  • Licensing

    Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.1 (16 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    40 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Social & Communications

GitHub repository

  •  1 Stars
  •  0 Forks
  •  558 Open Issues
  •   Updated Mar 16, 2025 
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Our users have written 15 comments and reviews about Ferdi, and it has gotten 68 likes

Ferdi was added to AlternativeTo by Paul on Sep 23, 2019 and this page was last updated Jun 14, 2022.

Comments and Reviews

   
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Comment summary: Ferdi receives praise for being a free, fully-featured multi-platform chat client that doesn't require an account, with users appreciating its speed and workspaces feature. However, issues arose with app maintenance, causing trust concerns. Development stalled as the original developer abandoned support, leading the community to fork Ferdi into Ferdium. Despite these challenges, Ferdi is still valued for syncing apps without restrictions.
bernisim
  
Top positive commentMay 15, 2020

After a few months of using Station, which was too slow, I started using Ferdi which is considerably faster and usable instead!

4
Malkierian
  
Top negative commentFeb 18, 2022

The dev behind this app went downhill quickly. Something is wrong when they suddenly close down issues/feedback and make all other methods of communication inaccessible. I don't know where I'm going to go after this, but I'm going as quickly as I can.

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Sorin Sbarnea

Thanks for potentially saving our data. What happened cannot be denied and we should flag Ferdi as risky project from now on. Somehow it seems that all the projects in that area are kinda doomed to be plagued by something.

Reply written Feb 26, 2022

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Guest
  
Negative commentJun 14, 2022

The project was ended by the developer (even if the website is still online). The open source community is committed to continue the development with a fork called Ferdium https://ferdium.org/

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Guest
  
Positive commentApr 21, 2022

All the links are live, I just checked April, 21, 2022 and the last activity in the github repos was 18 hours ago.

-1
bibianarivadeneira
  
Positive commentMar 25, 2022

The most of apps work fine using ferdi! I like that I can use my protonmail there. But google drive just open another window and google calendar view is so... 90's.

0
komp12321
  
Negative commentJan 25, 2022

Something wrong happened with this app.
It's maintainer kinda gone rouge.
He blocked its social media, disabled issues in github etc.

In my opinion, it cannot be trusted anymore.

https://www.reddit.com/r/getferdi/comments/s511gn/what_happened_to_github_issues_for_ferdi/

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azhe403
  
Positive commentSep 20, 2021

Keep Ferdi free & sync without any restrictions. Thanks!

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What is Ferdi?

Ferdi is a desktop app that helps you organize how you use your favourite apps by combining them into one application. It is based on Franz icon Franz - a software already used by thousands of people - with the difference that Ferdi gives you many additional features and doesn't restrict its usage! Furthermore, Ferdi is compatible with your existing Franz account, so you can continue right where you left off.

Ferdi-specific Features

• Removes the counter-productive fullscreen app delay inviting users to upgrade • Removes pages begging you to donate after registration • Makes all users Premium by default • Add option to change server to a custom ferdi-server • Add "Private Notification"-Mode, that hides message content from notifications • Add Password Lock feature to keep your messages protected • Add an option to keep individual workspaces always loaded • Add an option to auto-hide the menubar • Add "Quick Switch" feature to help you navigate a long list of services (similar to Rambox's Quick Switcher) • Add "Scheduled Do-not-Disturb" feature in which you won't get notifications (similar to Rambox's Work Hours) • Add CTRL+? and CTRL+? shortcuts and menu options to go back and forward in the service browsing history • Add "npm run prepare-code" command for development to lint and beautify code • Remove "Franz is better together" popup • Remove bug that would incorrectly display unread messages count on some services • Makes it possible to edit the "Franz Todo" server • Makes RocketChat self-hosted generally available • Comes with a custom branding proper to Ferdi

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