I’ve been on the lookout for a Google Hangouts desktop app for the Mac and there are actually few decent choices out there. First off, I don’t want to run a Chrome extension and I don’t want to have to keep Gmail open in the background. Use Chrome Extension for Google Hangout for Mac. The list given above is long and can prove to be hectic if followed. Another way is, just install chrome extension to Google hangouts on your browser and you’re good to go. All you need is a chrome account to download Google Hangouts Extension for your Mac.

For all of you Mac owners that use Google Hangouts on a regular basis to chat with your friends, family and co-workers, the search giant is launching an update that might make you reconsider the official app.

While there a few popular options to use Hangouts outside of the official OS X Chrome app, like Adium, Google has slapped a fresh coat of paint and reworked the basic design to hopefully make it more appealing to its users. As you can see in the images, the newly updated app is sporting Google’s material design aesthetic, along with a much more simplified approach overall. Contacts sit along the left panel, with ongoing chats framed on the right.

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Google’s Mayur Kamat recently took to his Google+ account to announce the news of the update saying: “New version of Hangouts Chrome App is out. Give it a try, especially if use Mac OS X.” Kamat went on to say that Windows, ChromeOS and Linux users can also give the new stuff a go and can disable transparent mode from within the settings menu.

According to reports some users already have the update pushed out to them, but for those that don’t, simply uninstall and reinstall the dedicated Chrome Hangouts app.

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