Facebook has just released the Messenger app for Windows 7. It’s been available for iOS and Android for some time too

The app does exactly what it’s supposed to do – bring the Facebook chat outside Facebook. But there are a few more features too.

On the top of your online friends list you get their latest updates too – just like it’s on the Facebook’s Sidebar. There are also on-screen updates for your notifications.

Finally, you can dock the app at the left side of your screen and you will have a fully functional Facebook Sidebar outside of your web browser.

Frankly, if you are a Skype user, you have most probably connected your Skype with Facebook already, so you won’t need this Messenger.