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Beeper vs Ferdium: catalog facts
Beeper	Ferdium
Freemium Free to use, with an optional Beeper Plus subscription.	Free Free and open source under Apache 2.0. Unlike Franz, the project states it does not…
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Windows, macOS, Linux
One inbox for a dozen major chat networks On-device connections for most networks	Hundreds of services supported, with workspaces to group them No paid account or usage restrictions, unlike the Franz it forked from
Not affiliated with or endorsed by the chat platforms it connects to Some features require the paid Beeper Plus subscription	Each service is a web view, so memory use grows quickly with many services Service integrations break when a provider changes its web app
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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