The move comes a few months after Meta shut down Messenger’s stand-alone desktop apps for Windows and Mac.

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Meta is shutting down the standalone messenger.com website starting April 2026. Users will be automatically redirected to facebook.com/messages for web-based messaging. Those without a Facebook account will only be able to use the Messenger mobile app. This follows Meta's earlier shutdown of standalone Messenger desktop apps for Windows and Mac in December 2025. The consolidation reduces platform maintenance costs but has frustrated users, particularly those who deactivated their Facebook accounts. The move continues Meta's broader trend of reintegrating Messenger back into the Facebook ecosystem, reversing years of positioning it as an independent service.

Meta is shutting down Messenger's standalone website