# aluxian/Messenger-for-Desktop

This is not an official Facebook product, and is not affiliated with, or sponsored or endorsed by, Facebook.

Repository: https://github.com/aluxian/Messenger-for-Desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/messenger-for-desktop
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: javascript, messenger, linux, desktop, facebook, facebook-messenger, portable
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-04-12T11:45:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4164, "days_push": 3065, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2128, forks 267 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:16.980005+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial cross-platform desktop client for Facebook Messenger built with JavaScript, offering themes, native notifications, and keyboard shortcuts. The project is explicitly unmaintained, with Caprine suggested as an alternative.

## Use cases
- chat on facebook messenger without a browser
- get native desktop notifications for messenger messages
- use messenger on linux
- theme and customize the messenger chat experience
- run messenger as a portable desktop app

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight messenger client on Linux, macOS, or Windows and accept unmaintained software
- you want themes, mini mode, or native notification replies

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained, secure client - use Caprine instead
- you rely on automatic updates or current Facebook API compatibility
- you need official support or affiliation with Facebook

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: chat-interface, gui, developer-tools
- domain: messaging-platforms, desktop-applications, social-media, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: facebook-messenger, electron, unofficial-client, chat, unmaintained, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- aluxian/Messenger-for-Desktop (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.980005+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:52:26.709090+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/aluxian/Messenger-for-Desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:16.980005+00:00, sha 584e6fe2141d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.