Shoot the Messenger

This extension sequentially unsends all messenges in a messenger chain.

Shoot the Messenger - Unsend Messages on Facebook

"Shoot the Messenger" is a Chrome extension that helps you unsend all messages in a Facebook Messenger chain, removing them from both your and the recipient's inbox. Designed for privacy-conscious users, this tool automates the process by simulating mouse clicks on Facebook's UI to ensure your messages are completely erased. Just open the thread and press 'remove messages', then relax while it works its magic.

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By: amol

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 3.90

(60)

Version: 7.0.0 (Last updated: 2025-01-14)

Creation date: 2021-03-24

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
storage

Host permissions:

http://*.messenger.com/*
https://*.messenger.com/*

Size: 121.86K

Email: am*****@gmail.com

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# 14,479 ▲ 44

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#468 in Social Networking ▼ 1

#1 in shoot keyword 11

#2 in messenger keyword 14

#25 in messages keyword 10 ▲ 7

#32 in message keyword 19 ▲ 6

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(Buy my gf a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theahura -- I don't drink the stuff but she loves it)

UPDATE: due to changes in Facebook's UI, this tool will delete both your and the recipient's messages. It will still unsend your messages, but you will no longer have access to the other messages in the chat either.

If you're like me, you've been on FB Messenger for over a decade. And if you're like me, you care about privacy. I wrote this extension to clean up my digital footprint. Unlike other extensions, which only hide the messages from the user's inbox, Shoot the Messenger will remove messages from the RECEIVER'S inbox as well.

It's simple: you open a messenger thread on a desktop, press 'remove messages', and go get a coffee. While you're gone, the extension will scroll up through your messenger thread and automatically unsend every message. Unsending a message means that anyone in the thread will see 'X has unsent a message' instead of the original text of the message.

Technical details: this extension doesn't send any information to any servers, or try to reverse-engineer Facebook's messenger API. Instead, it simply simulates mouse clicks on the UI as if a user was pressing buttons.

The code can be found here: https://github.com/theahura/shoot-the-messenger/ I'll be posting updates on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theahura_

User reviews

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Pros

Works well for removing messages when run multiple times.
Helpful for deleting messages instead of doing it manually.
Allows users to clear their message history effectively.
User-friendly for cleaning up messages, such as from ex's.

Cons

Often skips messages during deletion.
Slow performance and sometimes requires multiple runs.
Issues with functionality on mobile and other platforms beyond messenger.com.
Crashes frequently and needs to be restarted.
May not perform as expected due to the need for careful timing. Alot of complaints suggest that it should strictly allow unsending for all instead of individually removing for yourself.

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