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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.

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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 Oct 2016. The list of alternatives was updated Jun 2018 There is a history of all activites on Messenger for Desktop in our Activity Log. It's possible to update the information on Messenger for Desktop or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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