# Messenger Application: Meta Platforms Dem still dey call am facebook messenger, messenger desktop, fb messenger Meta Platforms, Productivity Meta desktop chat for Messenger threads. Di process na Messenger.exe. ## Wetin you need know Messenger Desktop na im own app. E no be Facebook inside browser only. Messenger.exe dey host Messenger threads. One facebook.com tab na msedge.exe or chrome.exe. WhatsApp na different Meta messenger. - **Wetin e be?**: Chat **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article Feex tok say If Messenger.exe dey inside tray, I dey treat am as Messenger Desktop, no be leftover facebook.com tab. To close Edge no dey quit dis app. ## Wetin be Messenger? Messenger Desktop na Meta Windows client for Messenger threads. One facebook.com chat tab still na di browser. ## If you never use am before If pesin say message me for Messenger, dis one na Meta Messenger, no be Facebook only inside browser. Di Windows app na optional. messenger.com inside browser still dey work. Download di desktop client from messenger.com/desktop. Di process na Messenger.exe. ## Wetin dem dey use am for? **Messenger DMs and group threads** Di same threads as di phone Messenger app. Dis one no be Facebook Page admin tool. **Calls inside Messenger** Voice and video inside di desktop window. WhatsApp calls na different app. **Desktop notifications** Di Windows app dey keep pings without facebook.com tab. Di site still dey work if you skip di app. ## Na who e dey for? - People wey dia friends already dey inside Messenger - Users wey want desktop window instead of only facebook.com - Anybody wey tink say Messenger need di full Facebook website only ## Current status Messenger (2011) na current chat from Meta Platforms. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.messenger.com/desktop. ## How old e be? Facebook split Messenger comot from di main Facebook app for 2011. Di Windows desktop client new pass am. E no be 2004 Facebook poke-only, and e no be WhatsApp. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here. Current Windows build ## System requirements Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | RAM | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more. | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed. | Messenger.exe | Main Windows executable | | ------------- | ----------------------- | ## Startup components Messenger fit start wit Windows from im own setting. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Users\\\\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\\ | | --------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ## File formats JPG, MP4, GIF ## Common wahala dem ### Two Messenger surfaces at once Di site plus di desktop app fit both notify. Quit one if na dat one dey cause noise. ### People dey close chrome.exe to stop Messenger If Messenger.exe dey installed, di browser na di wrong process. ## How to get unstuck ### Install from messenger.com/desktop Messenger plus themes exe na junk. ### Sign in wit di Meta account Messenger names Workplace WhatsApp account no go open dis app. ### Use messenger.com if you no want tray app Di website dey enough for many people. Facebook Help dey cover di two. ## Alternatives WhatsApp if na dat one be family thread. Instagram DMs na another Meta surface. Signal if di group don move go dia. ## Official help and downloads Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel. | Download | [www.messenger.com/desktop ](https://www.messenger.com/desktop)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app ](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.messenger.com/desktop ](https://www.messenger.com/desktop)Start here, no be random exe host | ## Related hardware Headset for calls. Di desktop app na Electron-class RAM, no be GPU benchmark. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [WhatsApp: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/whatsapp/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [Messenger official site ](https://www.messenger.com/desktop)· Vendor product page - [Messenger help ](https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app)· Vendor support - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: Meta Platforms **Category**: Chat **Process**: Messenger.exe **License**: Free to install **First released**: 2011 **Official site**: [messenger.com](https://www.messenger.com/desktop) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/facebook-messenger/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)