![]() To get started, you’ll need to open Messages or iChat. You’ll also need a Facebook profile (DUH!), and you’ll want to know your Facebook Username. Regardless of whether it’s iChat or Messages, the setup is (roughly) the same, so you don’t even need to be on the newest version of OS X (in fact, I’m using it on a Mac with OS X 10.5/Leopard). How, you ask? Join me on the journey below.įirst things first – You’ll need a Mac. According to Facebook’s site tour, you can actually use Facebook Messenger straight from Messages.app (and even iChat). ![]() Some of them aren’t terrible – but sometimes the simplest solution is the one that comes straight from the source. But what about on a Mac?Ī quick search of the Mac App Store reveals no less than 15 separate third-party apps that claim to offer a non-browser based IM system for Facebook. So much so, actually, that Facebook has a separate app just for messaging on both Android and iOS, as well as a desktop version for Windows PCs. Another popular messaging platform, though, is though Facebook. While all iOS owners probably use iMessage in some form or another, all those Android-types may be using Google Hangouts (especially in the newer Android OSes). It seems like everyone is on a different messaging platform these days.
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