Facebook Desktop Messenger

Facebook Desktop Messenger is a lightweight and extremely simple to handle piece of software whose main function resides in helping you carry out conversations with friends and acquaintances on Facebook, without ever having to use a web browser for it.

After launching the program, you will need to input your account credentials in order to login. It will then immediately load your last conversation, as well as prior ones, in a side panel.

Facebook Desktop Messenger features a straightforward and intuitive user interface, much of its looks resembling the Facebook ‘Conversations’ section, so you will have little trouble in working with it properly.

Unlike the Facebook chat service, which allows you to view the friends that are currently online and you can talk to, this utility will only display people you have recently exchanged messages with.

However, it offers you a ‘Search’ function that can be used for looking up people or groups. Once you have located the friend you wish to talk to, their status as available or not will be visible, and you can start sending them messages, but also files or emoticons.

Moreover, Facebook Desktop Messenger supports audio and video calls, as long as the person you are chatting with is online. Past conversations can be muted or deleted, as well as marked as unread or as spam, sparing you from having to deal with them in the future.

From the ‘Settings’ menu, you can either log out of your account or modify the program’s configuration, such as enabling desktop notifications. If you close the main window, bear in mind that it will not retreat to the system tray, but will in fact exit.

To conclude, Facebook Desktop Messenger is a useful and efficient application designed to simplify the task of talking to people on Facebook, by sparing you from having to rely on web browsers.