"Meta is shutting down its standalone Messenger website, the company shared in a help page. Starting April 2026, the website will no longer be available. If users still want to send and receive messages on the web, they can do so while logged into Facebook. "After messenger.com goes away, you will be automatically redirected to use facebook.com/messages for messaging on a computer," the help page reads. "You can continue your conversations there or on the Messenger mobile app.""
"The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger's stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac. The writing may have been on the wall at the time, as Meta had been redirecting existing desktop app users to the Facebook website to continue using the messaging service, rather than the Messenger website. The change was first spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi. Meta is notifying users of the update via a pop-up message on the Messenger website and app."
"Users have taken to social media to express their frustration with the update, with many saying they don't want to rely on the Facebook website to send and receive Messenger chats on the web, especially those who have deactivated their Facebook accounts. While Meta's decision to shut down various Messenger platforms is frustrating for users, it allows the tech giant to reduce costs by leaving it with fewer platforms to maintain."
Meta will shut down messenger.com in April 2026 and redirect web messaging to facebook.com/messages for users logged into Facebook. Users without Facebook accounts will be able to continue conversations only on the Messenger mobile app. Chat history can be restored on any platform using the PIN created during backup, and forgotten PINs can be reset. The change follows the recent shutdown of Messenger's standalone desktop apps for Windows and Mac. The update was first spotted by a reverse engineer and Meta is notifying users via pop-up messages. Some users express frustration, while Meta reduces costs by maintaining fewer platforms. Messenger began as Facebook Chat in 2008 and launched as a standalone app in 2011.
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