Ferdium review (2026): is it any good?
Free desktop app that puts all your web services in one window
Ferdium report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for all your web services in one desktop window
Ferdium puts all your web services into one desktop window, with workspaces and a built-in to-do panel, and it is free. It is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux only. The site offers no installers of its own, and the project is not a legal entity, so OS warnings can appear.
Who Ferdium is for
- Fits if you juggle several chat and email accounts on one computer
- Works for people who want to use it without an account
Who Ferdium is not for
- Skip it if you want a phone app, as it is desktop only
- Watch out: signed releases carry a maintainer's personal name as the publisher, so OS warnings may appear
- Tight if you want installers from the site, as downloads go through GitHub and package managers
- Not for you if you want stable and beta side by side, as the builds cannot be installed together
Why Ferdium gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree, with no paid plans or service limits listed.
- AFree plan and trialEvery feature is free, with or without a Ferdium account.
- CFeaturesServices in one place, workspaces, custom services and hibernation. It does that one job fully, but it is a smaller job than a full workspace suite.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you add and sign in to each service yourself.
- CPlatforms and integrationsDesktop only: macOS, Windows and Linux. No mobile app or API is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Ferdium's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Ferdium's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 23 of the 60 other browsers we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 22 of 60) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Ferdium has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 61 browsers we grade, cut by the letter each got. Ferdium’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 22 of 60, level with 38
- AFree plan and trialAbove 21 of 60, level with 39
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 60, level with 46
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 60, level with 22
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 4 of 60, level with 34
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 54 browsers. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Ferdium, or make your own?
Keep it
Ferdium is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
What this rests on. Ferdium’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Ferdium?
Ferdium is a community-built desktop app that gathers messaging, email and other web services into a single window, with workspaces to separate work from private use. It is a fork of Franz that is free to use and can run without an account. Accounts, if wanted, sync services and workspaces across computers.
Worth knowing
- It is a desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux only; no mobile version is listed.
- Releases are published through GitHub and package managers; the download page offers no installers hosted on the site itself.
- Signed releases carry a personal maintainer's name as the publisher, because the project is not a legal entity, so OS warnings may appear.
- Stable, beta and nightly builds cannot be installed side by side.
Key features
- Services in one place
- Add messaging and other web services side by side, including the same service more than once to sign in to several accounts.
- Workspaces
- Group services into workspaces to keep work and private use apart.
- Custom services
- A Custom Website service adds any site that is not in the built-in list, with an icon of your choosing.
- Account-free use and sync
- The app runs without an account and keeps its data locally. An account syncs services and workspaces across computers, and you can host your own Ferdium Server instead.
- Hibernation and notification privacy
- Services can hibernate to save resources, and notifications can hide their content while still alerting you.
- Built-in Todo panel
- A Todo panel can be shown alongside your other services.
Ferdium pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Ferdium is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- The whole app is free; its site lists no paid plans or limits on services.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | Every feature, with or without a Ferdium account. The site and the GitHub page list no paid plans. |
Read from ferdium.org on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Ferdium before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Ferdium have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Ferdium is listed for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Does Ferdium have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Ferdium is listed for macOS, Windows and Linux.
Is Ferdium open source?
Yes. Ferdium is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.