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The best Application Launcher alternative to Franz is Rambox, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Franz and five of them are Application Launchers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Application Launcher alternatives to Franz are Station, Freeter, Quick Web Apps and Tangram.

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  1. Rambox icon

    Rambox

     139 likes

    A digital workspace organizer that allows you to unify as many applications as you want, all in one place. It is perfect for those who care about productivity while working with many business and personal apps.

    34 Rambox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Rambox as an Alternative to Franz
    Top Positive Comment
    syntax
    10

    Very similar concept. Rambox is also open-source and supports more applications.

    javaorca
    Positive
    -1

    Doesn't have problems with notifications for whatsapp and google chat as Franz has

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    RemovedUser
    Positive
    -3

    It's better, open-source, and cheaper.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 9 comments
    Franz Icon
    Rambox icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Rambox is a great Franz alternative.

    • Rambox is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Franz.

    • Rambox is the most popular free alternative to Franz.

    • Rambox is Freemium and ProprietaryFranz is Freemium and Open Source
    • Rambox is CustomizableFranz is not according to our users
  2. Station icon

    Station

     114 likes

    Station is the first open-source smart browser for busy people. A single place for all of your web applications.

    25 Station alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
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    Comments about Station as an Alternative to Franz
    Guest
    Positive
    3

    Beautiful design and more easy to configure, right. A lot of apps, right. But, no languages support (only english) and really not consume less ram. On my test : 4 services connected on both (Franz and Station), Station takes about 2,1 Go of Ram ! Franz consume 700 mo. In comparision, I have also 30 opened tabs in Chrome and it consume about 1 Go of my Ram.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    400+ apps. Very modern design. It has also a notifications manager.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Had the services I wanted that Franz didn't, even with its recipes some apps were impossible to add.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
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    Station icon

    • Almost everyone thinks Station is a great Franz alternative.

    • Station is the most popular Open Source alternative to Franz.

    • Station is Free and Open SourceFranz is Freemium and Open Source
  4. Freeter icon

    Freeter

     30 likes

    The smartest way to work on your computer. Freeter is a productivity app that allows you to gather everything you need for work in one place, organized by projects and workflows, and have a quick access to them.

    285 Freeter alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Rambox

    A digital workspace organizer that allows you to unify as many applications as you want, all in one place. It is perfect for those who care about productivity while working with many business and personal apps.

    https://rambox.app
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    Quick Web Apps

     1 like

    Quick Web Apps written with love and libcosmic. Turn Any URL into a Web App, running in a separate window of any browser installed on your system, selected according to your preference. Integrates with your desktop environment (icon pinnable to the dock).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Tangram

     8 likes

    Tangram is a new kind of browser. It is designed to organize and run your Web applications. Each tab is persistent and independant. You can set multiple tabs with different accounts for the same application.

    12 Tangram alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
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    Comments about Tangram as an Alternative to Franz
    emascandam
    Positive
    0

    Unlike many alternatives that rely on Blink, Tangram relies on WebKit and thus some users might see memory improvement (it still used a lot of RAM though).

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    • Tangram is Free and Open SourceFranz is Freemium and Open Source
    • Tangram is LightweightFranz is not according to our users
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