Alternatives

Products that do what iMessage on Terminal does

send iMessages from your terminal and over ssh!

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

   2015 · github.com

2. 2
   Text Me, Slacker▲181

   Send & receive text messages in Slack

   2016

3. 3
   GIPHY for iMessage▲279

   The easiest way to share all the GIFs in all your txts

   2016

4. 4SM
   Slack-message – send Slack messages from your terminal▲7

   2016 · github.com

5. 5
   Sendblue▲101

   Programmatically send iMessage and SMS

   2021

6. 6
   AirMessage▲221

   Use iMessage on any Android phone 💬

   2019

7. 7
   Pandora iMessage App▲87

   Say it with Pandora — Send and receive songs in iMessage

   2016

8. 8
   Snappy▲79

   Quickly send links and quotes in iMessage for iOS 10

   2016

9. 9
   Airbnb iMessage App▲309

   A new way to plan your trip

   2016

10. 10
    Explode▲209

    Send exploding photos in iMessage

    2025

11. 11
    Pip 2.0▲121

    Easily send useful notifications, now with custom messages!

    2015

12. 12
    PieMessage▲147

    iMessage on Android

    2016

13. 13
    Blooio▲84

    iMessages API that scales to send blue bubbles from anywhere

    Jan 2026

14. 14
    SwiftGift for iMessage▲150

    Send amazing real gifts to phone numbers

    2016

15. 15
    Pip!▲231

    Send your friends useful notifications with ease. Pip!

    2014

16. 16
    Emoji Poll▲115

    Easiest way to send a poll on iMessage

    2016

17. 17
    ETA for iMessage▲156

    Easily share your ETA in any conversation

    2016

18. 18
    Console.text()▲93

    SMS alerts for your code just like console.log()

    Dec 2025

19. 19
    Smooch.io for Facebook Messenger▲191

    Message your customers from Slack, Front, a bot or anywhere!

    2016

20. 20
    Evernote for iMessage▲79

    Share notes directly in Messages

    2016

21. 21
    Somebody▲209

    Send a message delivered verbally by a stranger

    2014

22. 22SS
    Send SMS to your number for free from shell▲121

    2013 · github.com

23. 23
    IM+ for Mac▲90

    The messaging app for all your messaging

    2016

24. 24
    Sylo for iMessage▲84

    Share all your favorite music directly through iMessage

    2016

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