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 confirmed it will shut down Messenger’s standalone desktop apps for macOS and Windows on December 15, 2025. From that date onward, those trying to log in on the desktop client will be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What’s happened? Meta is discontinuing its Messenger desktop apps for Windows and macOS. Both listings are gone from the Microsoft Store and the Mac App Store, and users are getting in-app notices ...

After that date, users will no longer be able to log in to the app and are advised to uninstall it. According to Meta, Messenger on mobile devices will not be affected. All chats and video call ...