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Meta Is Killing Messenger on Desktop, Here’s What You Need to Do

Meta ends Messenger desktop app support on Windows and MacOS by Dec. 15, urging users to switch to the web version amid likely low app usage.

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Meta is pulling Messenger’s desktop apps. Windows shuts down on December 14, macOS gets a 60-day window.

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Meta Is Shutting Down The Messenger App On Windows And macOS

If you use the Messenger app on your PC or Mac to communicate with friends, we have some bad news, as the desktop app is being discontinued later this year.

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Messenger App for Windows and Mac Will Shut Down Later This Year

Meta’s popular messaging platform is set to shut down its dedicated apps for desktop in the near future. You’ll have to switch to accessing the service through a browser.

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Meta is killing Messenger on desktop, here’s what you need to do

Meta is pulling Messenger’s desktop apps. Windows shuts down on December 14, macOS gets a 60-day window.

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Meta Is Shutting Down Messenger Apps for Mac and Windows

Users will be given 60 days before the apps stop working.

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BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles TechnologiesBlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies

Meta Will Remove Messenger Desktop Applications on Windows and Macos

Meta is about to end the support of its Messenger desktop applications for Windows and macOS. Both apps have already been removed from the Microsoft Store and Mac App Store, and current users are now receiving notifications that the service will end in December. According to a Meta support page identified [...] The Meta article will remove Messenger desktop applications on Windows and macOS appeared first on BlogNT: the Blog of New Technologies.

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BlogNT : le Blog des Nouvelles Technologies broke the news in on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
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