Facebook 4 Mac

Pros

• A free program to download and use
• Connect with people privately and directly
• A very user-friendly interface
• Can be managed from your system app tray

Cons

• There aren't any custom themes or skins you can get
• This isn't new to anyone who's been computing for a while

The famous social media site is taken to a new level here with this program designed specifically for Mac operating systems

An Overview Of Facebook 4 Mac

No one ever really thought MySpace would go the way of the dodo so quickly, but Facebook steamrolled them and hasn't looked back since. 2.8 billion people use Facebook, many of whom are Mac users. For Mac users specifically, there's a program out there called Facebook 4 Mac that gives users an entirely new experience with the social media giant.

This was a program developed for Mac and Mac OS X by Facebook Pro. It is a chat and instant messaging app that is installed on your computer like a regular program. It is entirely free to use, though the stipulation here is obviously that you must have an active Facebook account. You cannot use it to chat with people on Facebook unless you have a profile on the site.

The current version of this software is 4.0, which means that in the few years it has been active, Facebook Pro has done some work on it to update it for its rather large audience.

What Facebook 4 Mac Is and What It Does

If you want to know precisely what this is, think about the old Yahoo! messengers and AOL stuff, or even Skype today, minus the video features. It's all about chatting and instant messaging on a platform with your Facebook friends. This is a program that goes beyond the messages you can send each other on the site. It's great for groups and to keep your conversations private.

Indeed, the first thing that old-school users of this program will recognize is that it's really a throwback to the days before social media. However, Facebook 4 Mac is very streamlined with a snazzy interface that makes it look very current, and it works quickly and effectively. It's just that its functionality is more on par with those instant messengers that came out before Facebook's time.

That being said, it does provide Mac users with a new and exciting way to use the site, and no one else but Mac users have access to these cool features. It's a great little program for starting up different groups and for getting in touch with people on a personal level, where you can privately speak to them instead of throwing messages out on their pages.

Features of Facebook 4 Mac

One of the first cool features you will notice is that Facebook 4 Mac isn't some intrusive app that looks out of place. It's actually designed to be part of Facebook, only for Mac users, so it creates a website-like appearance with different tabs for notifications, messages, settings, and more. This really gives you a lot of convenience in easily being able to find the action you want to take.

Being a separate app, it also helps you to avoid crashes and other problems associated with Facebook. In fact, if the main site happens to be down because they're rolling out some new upgrades or something, the Facebook 4 Mac app may still work and allow you to keep in touch with people off of Facebook's main site, while still on their network.

Overall, there are a lot of cool little features that make this worth downloading for people who use Facebook a lot. It was designed by Facebook and it will update regularly, so it will likely not go stale on you.

Pros and Cons of Facebook 4 Mac

Pros

• A free program to download and use
• Connect with people privately and directly
• A very user-friendly interface
• Can be managed from your system app tray

Cons

• There aren't any custom themes or skins you can get
• This isn't new to anyone who's been computing for a while