Software · Internet & communication

Chatpane for Messenger

Unofficial desktop app for Facebook Messenger, without the rest of Facebook.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: MIT — Open source (permissive)confirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Publisher: kristofferR
Latest version: 3.1.0
Source code: github.com/kristofferr/chatpane

Overview

Chatpane for Messenger is a messaging program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Features described in its GitHub repository and on its official website: themes and dark mode, screen sharing.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“Facebook Messenger without the Facebook clutter.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“Choose an accent color and a message font, and one of four app icons, with a different one for dark mode if you like.” — official website, 10 November 2026
“Hide that you're typing, hide names and photos for screen sharing, or hide message previews in notifications.” — official website, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Chatpane for Messenger is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 10 November 2026
Last technical check: 10 November 2026
Description from github.com — Manifeste Winget (MIT)

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