Facebook releases its own Desktop messenger. You can now chat from your desktop like any other messenger. Like Yahoo! Messenger, MSN Messenger or Google Talk, you can now chat with your friends without having to open your web browser. You just need account on Facebook to avail this great tool.

When you login to your Facebook account, you will get notification to install desktop Facebook messenger from your Facebook chat-bar. Just click yes and do install directly. It doens't take so long like other rival messenger applications. Its only few KBs to download and install.

If you do not see that notification to install the messenger, just go to: Download Facebook Messenger and install your own Facebook messenger on your computer. For now, Facebook says the messemger can only be installed on Windows 7 while they are working out for Windows Vista. Unfortunately, Windows XP is not supported and anyone who is still with Windows XP may need to upgrade to Windows 7.

If you are using smart phones like iPhone, Blackberry or Andrioid, you can get this app from: Download App for your smart phone.

If you hate opening your web browser just to chat with your friends and do not want to go through all those updates from your friends, groups or pages on Facebook, this is the smart way to be online and commuicate with your Facebook friends.

We have compiled some screenshots if you want to see what are the features available in Facebook Messenger.

If you have a large monitor and want to spare a dediated part of your desktop for your Facebook Messenger, it can be docked into your right-hand side edge as shown below. It can be done by clicking on this icon on your general messenger window.

If you still have some questions in your mind, answers for all popular questions can be found at: http://on.fb.me/HJsnGj