Facebook Messenger

Facebook Messenger is an extension which can be used on Mozilla Firefox, in order to chat with Facebook friends, without actually having to open the social networking platform.

After downloading this tool, all you have to do is allow it to install and restart the aforementioned web browser, as it is automatically detected.

Upon finalizing this operation, you will be able to view a list of all your Facebook friends on right side of window, along with a few buttons next to the address bar. These enable you to view last notifications, messages, friend requests and a few other options.

The interface is intuitive and it is exactly the same as the sidebar present on Facebook, which means you will also be able to see your friend’s activity on this website, and preview the latest articles, messages or photos your friends have posted.

It is non-obtrusive, as you can show or hide it at any point, with just a click of the button, as well as turn off the messenger, access the developer’s website and go to Mozilla’s extensions tab. From the latter it is possible to both disable and remove the add-on.

It does not burden your system’s resources, as it uses an insignificant amount of CPU and memory. Help contents are not provided. Nonetheless, when considering how simple to use this add-on is, it becomes clear they are not actually needed.

Taking all of this into consideration, we can safely say that Facebook Messenger is a useful piece of software that helps you keep in touch with your friends and family members.