Snapchat Plus was launched last month and is a new paid subscription service that gives users early access to features and some experimental content. As a bit of a bummer, the service will only be available to those enrolled in Snapchat Plus. The company is focused on its core features for the moment and has stated that it will bring Snapchat's popular AR Lenses to the platform later. Not only that, Snapchat's voice and video calling services will also be available when accessed through a browser.

Users will have access to chats and can reply seamlessly from either a web browser or the app. The company plans to bring the app’s other features, including viewing Stories and Memories to Snapchat for Web in the future.Snapchat for Web gives over 300 million users a new way to connect to the service. Despite still seeing itself as a mobile-first platform, Snap said it decided it was time to bring Snapchat’s core features to the web after listening to feedback from users.įor the time being, Snap is focused on bringing the app’s core features to the web and will build out the experience from there. The company previously shared that the average caller on Snapchat spends more than 30 minutes a day on calls. At the time of the launch, the company said it was aware that people can still take a picture on the screen from their phone, noting that the product isn’t perfect. The company also says Snapchat for Web will prevent people from taking screenshots.

In addition, the web version of the app includes a privacy screen that hides the Snapchat window if you click away for another task.Īs with the mobile Snapchat experience, messages that are sent via Snapchat for Web are automatically deleted after 24 hours. When you use Snapchat for Web, your Bitmoji will appear in chats holding a laptop to indicate to others that you’re accessing the chat via your desktop. Once you open Snapchat for Web, you can continue your conversations from where you left them on mobile. You’ll then be prompted to complete two-step verification on your phone.

To access Snapchat for Web, you need to head to and log in with your Snapchat username and password.

Snapchat web browser