Chatpane

Chatpane is a free, open-source desktop app for Facebook Messenger on macOS, Windows and Linux.

Meta discontinued its Messenger desktop apps, so Messenger on a computer now means a facebook.com tab full of Feed, Reels and Marketplace. Chatpane opens Messenger in its own window and hides everything except your chats.

It adds native notifications you can reply to, react to, mark as read or mute from, an unread badge, a tray icon, a system-wide shortcut, and right-click menus for messages and chats. It can hide typing indicators and names for screen sharing, block Facebook's analytics, schedule messages and export chats. Nine themes, 30 languages.

Built with Tauri on the system WebView, so installers are about 3 to 4.5 MB.

Independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Meta Platforms, Inc.

Features

Only Messenger: Facebook's Feed, Reels and Marketplace are hidden
Notifications you can reply to, react to, mark as read or mute from
Unread badge, tray icon and start on login
Nine themes, accent colors, light and dark mode, 30 languages
System-wide shortcut to show or hide the window
Right-click menus for messages and conversations
Hide typing indicators, and names and avatars for screen sharing
Blocks Facebook's analytics requests
Schedule messages and export chats to HTML or JSON
Small installers (about 3 to 4.5 MB) with signed automatic updates

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