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ConnectChats vs Ferdium

ConnectChats vs Ferdium

Ferdium is a free, open-source app that keeps your messengers and web apps in one desktop window. ConnectChats connects your chats to an AI app instead, so it can summarize and draft for you.

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Facts as of November 2026. ConnectChats works with WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Slack and 11 more chat apps.

The short version

As of November 2026, Ferdium is a community-built hard fork of Franz under the Apache-2.0 license, free for macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD. It wraps each service's web app, and you can add any website as a custom service. Its site and repository do not mention AI or MCP features. ConnectChats gives ChatGPT, Claude and other AI apps access to the WhatsApp chats you share. It does not replace the window where you read them.

Side by side

What ConnectChats and Ferdium each offer, feature by feature.

Feature ConnectChats Ferdium
What it is Hosted MCP server for your chat apps Desktop app that holds your messengers in tabs
Platforms Wherever your AI app runs macOS, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD
Open source No Yes, Apache-2.0
AI can read your chats Yes No
Search and summarize across chats Yes No
Custom services No Any website
Price Free for 2 chat apps, Pro planned at $9/month Free

Facts about Ferdium come from its public website and docs as of November 2026, and can change. Check Ferdium for the latest details.

Which one should you pick?

Pick ConnectChats if

  • You want ChatGPT or Claude to summarize the WhatsApp groups you missed.
  • You want to search your chats by asking a question.
  • You want replies drafted for you and sent only after you approve them.

Pick Ferdium if

  • You want free, open-source software you can inspect.
  • You use Linux or FreeBSD and want all your messengers in one window.
  • You do not want an AI to read your messages.

Questions

Does Ferdium have AI features?

As of November 2026, Ferdium's site and repository do not mention AI or MCP features. It is a container for the web versions of your chat apps.

Is Ferdium the same as Franz?

Ferdium is a community hard fork of Franz, and it can migrate settings from Ferdi, an earlier fork. Franz is still developed separately.

Can I use Ferdium and ConnectChats together?

Yes. Ferdium shows WhatsApp Web in a tab, and ConnectChats links as its own WhatsApp linked device. Each one uses a separate linked device slot.

Try ConnectChats with your chats

ConnectChats works in ChatGPT, Claude and the other supported AI apps. Start with the guide for your app.

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