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24 alternatives to iMessage-exporter, a full-featured CLI app and library
I've spent a long time reverse engineering nearly every aspect of Apple's iMessage SQLite tables to build this program. As far as I know, there are no other tools that support the full corpus of iMessage features, including edited messages, app messages, reactions, and threads. I built this software to preserve some conversations with loved ones; I hope others find it useful as well. For the curious, here are some of the more interesting aspects of the database I came across: - Dates are stored as Unix timestamp with an epoch of 1/1/2001 00:00:00 - Messages can have multiple parts,…
iMessage-exporter is a command-line tool and library that extracts and preserves iMessage conversations from Apple's database. It supports edited messages, app messages, reactions, and threaded conversations by… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. iMessage-exporter, a full-featured CLI app and library launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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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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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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Save one iMessage conversation as a private offline album
Aug 2026 · messagealbum.com · its alternatives →
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Data and Visualizations on all your 2020 iMessages
2021 · michael-danello.github.io · its alternatives →
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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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Annoyingly, iPhones don't have a great way to schedule messages. This around 100 lines of python to schedule iMessage texts from .txt files on your computer. If this is useful to you, please give it a try and let me know what you think. Thanks.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Nuanced historical emojis in iMessage
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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send and receive iMessages in a terminal or over ssh - CamHenlin/imessageclient
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Text Agent Store▲304A marketplace for AI agents you can text
Sep 2026 · imessage.store · its alternatives →
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This is just a small thing I coded to help me see my entire convo history in beautiful markdown, in Obsidian (my note-taking app). [Link to Github repo](https://github.com/mohamed-chs/chatgpt-history-export-to-md). The Python script helps you to convert conversations extracted from ChatGPT (ZIP export all your data, sent by Openai) into neatly formatted Markdown files. Also adds YAML metadata headers and includes Code interpreter (Advanced data analysis) intput / output code. Feel free to fork the repo and implement your own improvements, I feel like there's alot…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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iMessages + Apps▲215iMessage for Millennials™ - share stickers & even more emoji
2016 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →
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This project began when I realized that despite trying many fantastic note-taking apps, I often defaulted to dumping notes into chat apps like Slack or iMessage. I wanted to bring that effortless “text yourself” note-taking experience to a dedicated note-taking app. Originally developed as a macOS app, Strflow is now also available for iOS. Strflow is designed to make note-taking as quick and intuitive as possible, centered around a chronological timeline UI. Here are some of its features: * Tag system * Rich editor with text formatting, images, and note linking * Global shortcuts for quick…
2024 · strflow.app · its alternatives →
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Collaborate on a shared todo / grocery list
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Export Messages from Mac to PDF, CSV, and TXT
Jun 2026 · apps.apple.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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I created a simple shell (zsh) script to help macOS users extract attachments (photos, videos, audio files) and URLs from their iMessages. The script pulls data directly from the Messages database (chat.db), organizes attachments into folders named after each contact or group conversation, and compiles all shared links into CSV files. This tool can be useful for anyone looking to back up or organize files shared over iMessage without needing the entire conversation history. It also handles macOS's complex local storage structure for attachments. No sign-ups or dependencies beyond macOS and…
2024 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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Task Bert▲119Fully local open-source agent for managing your texts
Apr 2026 · taskbert.com · its alternatives →
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