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24 alternatives to I made a command-line iMessage interface
send and receive iMessages in a terminal or over ssh - CamHenlin/imessageclient
This is a command-line iMessage client for Mac OS X that allows users to send and receive iMessages directly from a terminal or over SSH. It's designed for developers and power users who prefer working in the command… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I made a command-line iMessage interface launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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An Apple iMessage client for classic Macintosh (System 2.0 - MacOS 9.2.2) - CamHenlin/MessagesForMacintosh
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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send iMessages from your terminal and over ssh!
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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send and receive iMessages on anything with a web browser - CamHenlin/iMessageWebClient
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Export iMessage data + run iMessage Diagnostics. Contribute to ReagentX/imessage-exporter development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I’m proud to share that we have built a real 3rd party iMessage client for Android. We did it by reverse engineering the iMessage protocol and encryption system. It's available to download today (no waitlist): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beeper.ima and there's a technical writeup here: https://blog.beeper.com/p/how-beeper-mini-works. Unlike every other attempt to build an iMessage app for Android (including our first gen app), Beeper Mini does not use a Mac server relay in the cloud. The app connects directly to Apple…
2023 · beeper.com · its alternatives →
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2013 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Export iMessage data + run iMessage Diagnostics. Contribute to ReagentX/imessage-exporter development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A native macOS email client for Gmail
2020 · mimestream.com · its alternatives →
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integrate chatGPT into your scripts or terminal work. Supports piping text, saving prompts, estimating costs, and some basic json/yaml extraction. I've added some elaborate examples on the readme of how to use it with pictures, that may provide a better overview.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Save one iMessage conversation as a private offline album
Aug 2026 · messagealbum.com · its alternatives →
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Send iMessage, SMS, and RCS from your CRM or via REST API. 2-3x higher response rates than SMS. No A2P registration. SOC 2 certified. Used by 20,000+ businesses.
2020 · sendblue.co · its alternatives →
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LoopMessage▲122Mass personalized messaging in popular messengers
2021 · loopmessage.com · its alternatives →
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After switching to 100% Linux a couple of years ago there was basically only one thing I missed about macOS and that was what Apple calls "Continuity". It's where you get texts, notifications, clipboard sync, file transfer (to/from) the iPhone from the Mac desktop. Especially that thing where OTP codes via text autofilled into the browser form I was waiting on. It took about 4 months of work: - reverse-engineering Apple/iOS Bluetooth behavior - MAP / OBEX - Bluetooth LE + Wi-Fi working together - iMessage through the iPhone's own cellular/iMessage stack - iOS app, Linux…
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Your wishes are my commands. Contribute to dylanjcastillo/shell-genie development by creating an account on GitHub.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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