Meta has just announced the final deadline for shutting down the standalone browser version of Messenger. After today (14 April 2026), messenger.com will cease to exist as an independent place for sending messages.
From mid-April, visiting the familiar messenger.com address will automatically redirect users to facebook.com/messages, the messaging section built directly into the Facebook portal. There, users will be able to continue all their conversations, both on a computer and in a browser.
Meta also reminds users that the Messenger desktop app was already discontinued earlier. Users who have so far used messenger.com must now move to facebook.com/messages. The interface is virtually identical, so the change should be as barely noticeable as possible.
People who used Messenger without a Facebook account will still be able to chat, but only in the mobile app on their phone. The web version without a Facebook account will stop working completely.
The change is part of Meta’s strategy, which for several years has consistently integrated all of its messaging services with the main Facebook ecosystem. First the desktop app disappeared (December 2025), and now the last standalone web version is going away.
Users who have bookmarked messenger.com should change them to facebook.com/messages now to avoid problems after 14 April. All existing conversations and contacts will be preserved; you just need to log in at the new location and enter your PIN again.
