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 ...

Messenger App for Windows and Mac Will Shut Down Later This Year Meta says it will deprecate the app on Dec. 15, at which point 'you’ll be blocked' from using it and should delete it from your ...

Meta is shutting down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac on December 15, the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Thursday. Starting December 15, users will no longer be able to ...

Meta, the big tech owner of Facebook, Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, and more, has confirmed plans to fully deprecate its native Facebook Messenger application across both Windows and macOS. As per a ...

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 ...

The Facebook Messenger desktop app for macOS is being axed on December 15, forcing Mac users into using the web version, for better or worse. At the time, Facebook had already pulled the app from the ...

It is the popular messaging service used by millions of people around the country. But Facebook Messenger is soon due to stop working for millions of Britons. Meta, the owners of Facebook and WhatsApp ...

Meta is discontinuing its desktop Messenger apps for Windows and Mac. As of Dec. 15, you'll need to head to Facebook to continue chatting through the app on your computer. Don't miss any of our ...

Meta is shutting down its Messenger app for macOS and Windows and pushing users to the web. Meta confirmed over email to Engadget that the app will be fully shutdown on December 15, after which the ...

Facebook annoyed and puzzled many people last year when it forced them to download its Messenger app for chats. Its reasons for doing so are now clearer: Messenger is becoming a beast of an app, with ...