Messenger web users will be redirected to Facebook's chat interface after the shutdown. Meta previously retired the desktop apps for Mac and Windows.

Former Facebook VP Brian Boylan testified that Meta's priority has always been growth — getting more users to spend more time on its apps.

If you're still using Messenger on your PC, you won't be able to do so for much longer, as Meta is shutting it down.

Meta is shutting down its standalone Messenger website, the company shared in a help page. Starting April 2026, the website ...

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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 ...

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 ...