Facebook's messaging app comes to browsers as Messenger.com

Facebook users distracted or overwhelmed by the news feed on the social network's web interface can retreat to a standalone browser version of Facebook Messenger.

 

The web version of Messenger is accessible via Messenger.com, but will require users to log in with their Facebook credentials.

 

It allows users to make high-definition calls "anywhere in the world for free" though only when connected to Wi-Fi.

 

Messenger also allows users with cameras to send photos and videos instantly, as well as send stickers - and money.

 

But unlike in mobile, Facebook is not removing the ability to chat from the regular Facebook.com interface.

 

Re/code.net quoted a Facebook spokesperson as saying Messenger.com "is for users who want to message without the other distractions that Facebook can provide."

 

"If you’re messaging through Facebook, that means News Feed and your friends’ user profiles are nearby. Messenger.com is a way to keep messaging as the focus," the spokesperson told Re/code.

 

Re/code also said Facebook has no plans to remove messaging from its core Web service.

 

"On the Web, you’ll still be able to use Facebook or Messenger.com — at least for now," it said.

 

Initially, Messenger will be available to English-speaking users worldwide. Versions in other languages will launch in the coming weeks, Re/code said.  — Joel Locsin/ELR, GMA News