Facebook for Google Chrome for Windows

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Key Details of Facebook for Google Chrome

Get your Facebook feed, wall, and notifications in Google Chrome.
Last updated on February 29, 2024
There have been 8 updates
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Clean (it’s extremely likely that this software program is clean)

The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Google Chrome extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Chrome browser.

Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

We like Facebook and we like Chrome, so we thought that a Facebook extension for Chrome sounded like a great idea. Unfortunately, Facebook for Google Chrome is a disappointing combination of two of our favorite bits of Internet technology.

The extension installs easily and places a small Facebook icon to the right of Chrome's address bar. Even our first impression of Facebook for Google Chrome was negative; we had to actually visit Facebook in our browser and log in before the extension would work, because there was no way to log in through the extension itself. Once we were logged in, Facebook for Google Chrome provided limited access to Facebook's capabilities. We were able to post status updates, and view our live feed, wall, and notifications. The add-on allows users to comment on other users' status updates, in theory, anyway; we found that clicking on the Comment button resulted in a several-second delay before the comment window actually appeared. The live feed didn't seem to update very frequently, and the extension offers no way to refresh it. Clicking on a friend's name within the extension opens Facebook in a browser tab, but it opens the Lite version, which is frustrating when you want to go directly to regular Facebook. Facebook for Google Chrome has no options or Help file; what you see really is what you get, and it's not much. Overall, although this add-on works, we didn't find it to be a very effective way to integrate Facebook and Chrome.

Facebook for Google Chrome is free. It installs and uninstalls without issues. We do not recommend this program.

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: May 28, 2010

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 2.0.9

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2003
Windows 98
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: Google Chrome 4.0 or later

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 37,194

Downloads Last Week: 11

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User Reviews

3/5

4 User Votes

Limited functionality but otherwise solid
camaincMay 24, 2012
Pros
Quick access to newsfeed, notification, etc., without having to load the facebook site.
Cons
Posting is limited to status updates and some limited comments. No photo posting. Posting links to articles and videos only gives you the raw url in your post, not a preview like on a real Facebook post.
Summary
This is handy if you want quick looks at your newsfeed, but that's about it.
Awesome little app
September 20, 2011
Pros
+ Shows extremely recent posts. Even more recent than what you'd see on facebook.com news feed. + Quick loading with many functions. News feed/Wall/Mail/Invites. They all pop up quickly and work seamlessly
Cons
- Very rarely must re-login.
Summary
I'm not sure what the reviewers where thinking here. Points: - Yes, you have to first logon to your facebook account from a browser to give the 3rd party application permission to access your facebook information. - The live feed shows even more recent posts than what you'd see on facebook.com's feed from your "news feed" - "Comment" window pops up immediately when clicked. I've used this since it came out and these have always been so. App works great and no annoying pop-ups or advertising unlike the current one available on the Chrome app store. Do yourself a favor and check it out yourself before bowing to the CNET review.
Nice little facebook gateway
January 3, 2010
Pros
Easily lets you update your status unobtrusive Works properly.
Cons
Not clear how it alerts you to new posts by friends
Summary
An interesting start. Not nearly as rich as Flock's facebook interface, but definitely nice to have. Hope it continues to evolve! You need the Chrome Beta channel, not the release (stable) version of Chrome to run this extension, at least as of Jan 3 2010
does not work - "Invalid permission"
BostonDecember 27, 2009
Pros
does not work - "Invalid permission" ZERO Star, not one!!!!
Cons
does not work - "Invalid permission" ZERO Star, not one!!!!
Summary
does not work - "Invalid permission" ZERO Star, not one!!!!

Developer’s Description

Get your Facebook feed, wall, and notifications in Google Chrome.

This Google Chrome extension lets you view your Facebook news feed, wall and notifications in Google Chrome. You can also update your status by clicking on your profile picture. Click the icon to the left for a screenshot. Your friends' pictures and names will not be blurred when using the extension.