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Alternatives to Facebook Messenger for desktop
Facebook Messenger for desktop has been discontinued, but users can still connect to Facebook Chat via third-party apps.
Facebook has discontinued support for its Messenger for Windows Desktop client for Facebook Chat. The move follows an abrupt announcement last week and will mean that Facebook no longer offers a desktop instant messaging client of its own. Users can, however, still use third-party applications to connect to Facebook chat from their desktops. iprivacytools takes a look at a selection of instant messaging options that can be used to connect to Facebook Chat from the desktop, some of which are recommended by Facebook itself.
Access to Facebook Chat from the desktop can be useful for people who want to be contactable via Facebook Chat, but don’t want to have to keep Facebook open in a browser tab. Instant messaging clients can provide this functionality by running in the background and being “always on,” but remaining unobtrusive.
