Open source alternatives to iMessage
One project on starwire does the same job. Ranked by how much of what iMessage does each one covers, read from its README and website. Ties go to the most active.
What iMessage does
- Text messages between Apple devicescore
- Group chatscore
- Photos, video and files
- Read receipts and typing indicators
- Reactions and replies
- Sync across devices
Each dot in the table is one job, in this order. Square dots are core jobs and count double. Full means yes, half means partly. "See the evidence" under a project shows the line behind each one. Coverage is what a project documents, not how well it works or how hard it is to move to. How we score this
| Project | Covers | Stars | Commits, 12 weeks | Last release | Closed vs opened | Setup | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 winmessagesiMessage client for Windows that registers the PC as a Mac, early development |
Covers one part13% | 19+4 | None | Too few | Install like an app | MIT | |
Covers 0 of 2 core jobs. Partly: Text messages between Apple devices. Not shown: Group chats; Photos, video and files; Read receipts and typing indicators; Reactions and replies; Sync across devices.See the evidence
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