BlueBubbles

BlueBubbles

About this app

A macOS device (virtual or physical) is required! Visit our documentation (below) to learn how to setup your own virtual macOS environment

BlueBubbles is an open-source and cross-platform ecosystem of apps aimed to bring iMessage to Android, Windows, Linux, and Web! With BlueBubbles, you'll be able to send messages, media, and much more to your friends and family.

Key Features:

- Send & receive texts, media, and location
- View tapbacks/reactions, and stickers
- Create new chats (macOS 11+ has limited support while macOS 10 has full support)
- View read/delivered timestamps
- Mute or archive conversations
- Robust theming engine
- Choose between an iOS or Android-style interface
- Lots of customization and configuration options
- Scheduled Messages

Private API Features:

- Send reactions
- See typing indicators
- Send read receipts
- Send subjects
- Send message effects
- Edit Messages
- Unsend Messages

**Private API Features are not enabled by default and require extra configurations. Details can be found in the settings page of the app.**

You can optionally enable BlueBubbles to run as a foreground service in order to receive notifications directly from the server, rather than through Firebase.

If you need help setting up the app, have any issues or feature requests, or just want to come hang out, feel free to join our Discord, linked below! We hope you enjoy using the app!

Links:

- Our website: https://bluebubbles.app
- Install Guide: https://bluebubbles.app/install
- Documentation: https://docs.bluebubbles.app
- Project source code: https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp
- Community Discord: https://discord.gg/4F7nbf3
- Support Us (PayPal): https://bluebubbles.app/donate
- Sponsor Us (GitHub): https://github.com/sponsors/BlueBubblesApp

Ratings and reviews

So far, so good! First of all, the app looks and feels like iMessage, and the private API features really add to that as well. Second, the setup process was somewhat confusing, especially with the Google Notifications, since I did run into a few errors. However, once set up, it has been working flawlessly. I set up the server on a Mac Mini I got from Facebook Marketplace, and I just leave it running, and I don't have to ever touch it.

And they said it couldn't be done! BlueBubbles brings iMessage to android with an impressive smoothness! While this is slightly tricky to set up and requires a Mac running as a server (finally found a use for my MacBook from high school though), it's well worth it! I'm trying out android on a separate plan, so not having to give my friends another phone number to track has been so clutch!

Needed to text with iMessage with a few people, yet I really prefer pixel phones over iPhones for so many reasons. This app has a huge barrier to entry because you need to have a Mac mini and leave it running 24/7. The setup on the Mac mini takes an hour or two. All of that being said, once the Mac mini and this app are up and running, it works really well! The Android software is some of the best text software out there! I was able to buy a Mac mini with Catalina for $80 on eBay.

What’s new

View Full Changelog Here: https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app/releases/tag/v1.15.0%2B70