RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

Meta has officially discontinued the Facebook Messenger desktop app for Mac and Windows, redirecting users to the Facebook ...

Meta has discontinued Facebook Messenger’s native desktop app for Mac and Windows, ending access to the standalone ...

The desktop version of a popular messaging app hosted by Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, is no longer ...

The original Messenger app for both Mac and Windows operating systems, owned by Meta, will no longer be available to users ...

If you're using Messenger on macOS, you'll want to switch to something else — and probably sooner, rather than later. According to a pair of Facebook Help Center page, Facebook is axing its Desktop ...