Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to iMessage on Terminal

send iMessages from your terminal and over ssh!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. iMessage on Terminal launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   I made a command-line iMessage interface▲130

   send and receive iMessages in a terminal or over ssh - CamHenlin/imessageclient

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Send SMS to your number for free from shell▲121

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TextBelt▲59

   Send text messages to any phone via Terminal!

   2014 · textbelt.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Devzat▲144

   Chat with other devs over SSH in your Terminal

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Text Me, Slacker▲181

   Send & receive text messages in Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Securify Messenger for iMessage▲70

   Send high-encrypted self-destructing messages in iMessage

   2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Messages for Macintosh – a classic Mac iMessage client▲211

   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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   Cipher▲70

   Send secret, encrypted iMessages

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   imessage-exporter, a CLI app and library▲161

   Export iMessage data + run iMessage Diagnostics. Contribute to ReagentX/imessage-exporter development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Keystroke▲66

    SuperCharge your iMessage, send one to many messages & more

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Sendblue▲101

    Programmatically send iMessage and SMS

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Terminal on FB Messenger▲65

    Take control of your terminal through Facebook Messenger

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    AirMessage▲221

    Use iMessage on any Android phone 💬

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Pandora iMessage App▲87

    Say it with Pandora — Send and receive songs in iMessage

    2016 · siriusxm.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Snappy▲79

    Quickly send links and quotes in iMessage for iOS 10

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TextTheInternet▲155

    Make a website with iMessage

    2024 · tti.im · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Explode▲209

    Send exploding photos in iMessage

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Slack-message – send Slack messages from your terminal▲7

    Send Slack messages from terminal. Contribute to twobucks/slack-message development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    curl.io▲132

    Share your files from your Terminal / SSH

    2014 · curl.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Schedule iMessage Texts from .txt Files▲122

    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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    Pip 2.0▲121

    Easily send useful notifications, now with custom messages!

    2015 · letspip.com · its alternatives →

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    PieMessage▲147

    iMessage on Android

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Blooio▲84

    iMessages API that scales to send blue bubbles from anywhere

    Jan 2026 · blooio.com · its alternatives →

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    SwiftGift for iMessage▲150

    Send amazing real gifts to phone numbers

    2016 · its alternatives →

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