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Messenger for Desktop

A simple & beautiful app for Facebook Messenger. Created by Alexandru Rosianu

Free Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
Bundleware

A simple & beautiful app for Facebook Messenger.
Chat without distractions on any Operating System.

Links to official Messenger for Desktop sites

Official Website Facebook

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Category

Social & Communications

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Bundleware facebook facebook-messaging instant-messaging messaging voice-chat

Messenger for Desktop was added by maciej_czekaj in Oct 2015 and the latest update was made in Mar 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Aug 2019. It's possible to update the information on Messenger for Desktop or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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