Instead of getting buried in one of many web browser tabs that users have to switch to so they can text friends, the dedicated Messenger desktop app would be instantly accessible from the Dock.įacebook declined to provide a statement or confirmation, telling me “We don’t comment on rumor or speculation.” However, that’s the same boiler plate response I’ve received from Facebook when my sources were correct in the past, like about Facebook having built a secret Chat SDK that lets developers create chat bots. Releasing an official Facebook Messenger For Mac app could make it easy for people to chat whenever they’re on their computer. Photo of a Facebook employee using Facebook Messenger For Mac, attained by TechCrunch from a source