Ferdium

All-in-one messenger that combines chat services

Chat & Communication ★ 4.6k stars Easy setup Apache-2.0

Ferdium is a desktop application that consolidates many web-based messaging and chat services into a single window. It is a community-maintained fork of Franz and Ferdi with optional self-hosted server.

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Key features

Combines many chat services
Self-hostable server
Workspaces and profiles
Cross-platform desktop app

Strengths

Released under the Apache-2.0 license
Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
First-class Docker support for quick deployment
Active community (4.6k GitHub stars)

Ferdium replaces

Self-hosted Rambox alternatives Self-hosted Station alternatives

Tech specs

Category	Chat & Communication
License	Apache-2.0
Language	TypeScript
Setup difficulty	Easy
Min. RAM	512 MB
Deployment	docker, binary, source
GitHub stars	★ 4,620
First released	2021
Deploy effort	Under-an-hour setup
Health score	89 · Excellent
Last upstream push	2026-09-13
Latest release	2026-09-07
Maintainer	ferdium (2 apps)