5 Best Facebook Desktop Applications

Facebook desktop application lets you use and control your facebook account from your desktop, without opening your browser. Desktop clients make the usage a lot more easier and faster. You can see and control almost all the feature of facebook account from these desktop clients. You can do basic stuff like updating your status, see your friends’ updates, watch videos and photos and everything that you can do on facebook.com

I like tweeting from using desktop clients, and recently when I was searching for such type of (desktop client) application for facebook, I came across dozens of application, but found very few impressive. Many were buggy and with limited functionality, so I though to share the ones that I like. So here are the 5 best facebook desktop apps that I liked.

1. Facebook Desktop Discounted

Facebook Desktop is a Windows program that, with a small memory footprint, provides updates to a the users facebook profile, such as messages, pokes, wall posts, and friend requests.

Features:

* Automatic login. Stay logged in until you log out!
* Notifies you of new messages
* Notifies you of new wall posts
* Notifies you of new pokes
* Notifies your of new friend requests

You need to have .NET Framework 2.0 to run this application (Click here to download)

2. Facedesk

Facedesk is an (adobe air) application that, when installed, becomes a stand-alone application to do all your Facebook surfing with. No need to open it up in a web browser, or have it clutter your workspace.

Start facedesk, and just alt-tab (on Windows or Linux) to shift between this application and the other ones you are running.

3. Fosimo

Fosimo is another easy to use Facebook Desktop program that allows to:
* Chat with friends.
* View friends online presence.
* View friends profiles.
* Change Facebook status.
* Upload photos without surfing through Facebook.

Be updated instantly with your Facebook friends status updates.
+ New friend requests.
+ Unread messages.
+ New event invites.
+ New group invites.

4. Fbquick

FBquick is probably the smallest desktop facebook status and updates notifier, which makes it easy to:

– Receive instant profile notifications on your desktop
– Stay connected with your friends, groups, and events
– Monitor your Facebook profile without a web browser
– Enjoy all the fun facebook has to offer plus more!

5. FishBowl

FishBowl is most user friendly and a complete Facebook desktop client. Its Seamlessly integrates with Facebook’s web so you are always just a click away. You can simply drag & drop photos into Fishbowl to have these published to Facebook. Or wattch a full screen slideshow to see your albums. Fully supported with Microsoft Windows 7 features such as the new taskbar so you can monitor Facebook activity and friends at a glance.

Waiting for your feedback on this. Don’t forget to add the application in the comments that you use and would like to recommend to others.