mclient v1.1.0
mClient
Elegant Facebook Messenger desktop app
mClient is an unofficial and privacy focused Facebook Messenger app with many useful features.
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Highlights
- Dark theme
- Vibrant theme*
- Privacy focused
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Work Chat support
- Code blocks
- Cross-platform
- Silent auto-updates
- Custom text size
*macOS only
Install
macOS 10.9+, Linux, and Windows 7+ are supported (64-bit only).
Download the latest version on the website or below.
macOS
Download the .dmg
file.
Or with Homebrew-Cask: $ brew cask install mclient
Linux
Download the .AppImage
or .deb
file.
The AppImage needs to be made executable after download.
Windows
Download the .exe
file.
For taskbar notification badges to work on Windows 10, you'll need to enable it in Taskbar Settings.
Features
Dark mode
You can toggle dark mode in the View
menu or with Cmd D / Ctrl D.
Vibrancy
On macOS, you can toggle the window vibrancy effect in the View
menu.
Hide last seen / typing indicator
You can choose to prevent people from knowing when you've seen a message or are currently typing. Both options are available under the mClient
/File
menu.
Prevents link tracking
Links that you click on will not be tracked by Facebook.
Jump to conversation hotkey
You can switch conversations similar to how you switch browser tabs: Cmd/Ctrl n (where n
is 1
through 9
).
Compact mode
The interface adapts when resized to a small size.
Desktop notifications
Desktop notifications can be turned on in Preferences.
Always on Top
You can toggle whether mClient stays on top of other windows in the Window
/View
menu or with Cmd/Ctrl Shift t.
Image paste confirmation
Confirmation before sending images from the clipboard, to prevent accidental copy-pastes.
Work Chat support
Support for Work Chat: Messenger for Workplace. You can switch to it in the mClient
/File
menu.
Code blocks
You can send code blocks by using Markdown syntax.
Background behavior
When closing the window, the app will continue running in the background, in the dock on macOS and the tray on Linux/Windows. Right-click the dock/tray icon and choose Quit
to completely quit the app. On macOS, click the dock icon to show the window. On Linux, right-click the tray icon and choose Toggle
to toggle the window. On Windows, click the tray icon to toggle the window.
If you like to have mClient minimized on startup, open it from the command-line with the --minimize
flag.
Keyboard shortcuts
Description | Keys |
---|---|
New conversation | Cmd/Ctrl n |
Search conversations | Cmd/Ctrl f |
Toggle "Dark mode" | Cmd/Ctrl d |
Next conversation | Cmd/Ctrl ] or Ctrl Tab |
Previous conversation | Cmd/Ctrl [ or Ctrl Shift Tab |
Jump to conversation | Cmd/Ctrl 1…9 |
Insert GIF | Cmd/Ctrl g |
Insert emoji | Cmd/Ctrl e |
Mute conversation | Cmd/Ctrl Shift m |
Archive conversation | Cmd/Ctrl Shift a |
Delete conversation | Cmd/Ctrl Shift d |
Toggle "Always on Top" | Cmd/Ctrl Shift t |
Toggle window menu | Alt (Windows only) |
Toggle sidebar | Cmd/Ctrl Shift s |
Preferences | Cmd/Ctrl , |
Dev
Built with Electron.
Run
$ npm install && npm start
Build
See the electron-builder
docs.
Publish
Use np
and for example run:
$ np minor --no-publish
Then edit the automatically created GitHub Releases draft, remove the .pkg
file, and publish.
Maintainers
Disclaimer
mClient is a third-party app and is not affiliated with Facebook.
License
MIT