# chrisknepper/android-messages-desktop

Android Messages as a Cross-platform Desktop App

Repository: https://github.com/chrisknepper/android-messages-desktop
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-messages-desktop
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: android-messages, desktop, windows, macos, linux, android, android-messaging, sms
Last push: 2024-08-14T18:33:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2995, "days_push": 749, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1006, forks 124 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:11.824070+00:00)

## What it is
An unofficial Electron-based desktop wrapper for Google's Android Messages web client, letting users send and receive SMS/RCS texts from Windows, macOS, and Linux. It adds native notifications, tray support, and spellchecking on top of the web app.

## Use cases
- text from my computer without keeping a browser tab open
- get desktop notifications for android text messages
- use android messages on linux
- send sms from my mac like imessage
- minimize messaging app to system tray
- spellcheck text messages in multiple languages

## When to choose
- you use Android Messages for Web and want a native-feeling desktop app with notifications and tray icon
- you need cross-platform SMS access on Windows, macOS, or Linux

## When to avoid
- you need a fully native client or features beyond what the Android Messages web app offers
- you want an officially supported or signed application (Windows binary is unsigned)
- you don't use Android Messages / Google's messaging service

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, chat-interface
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: sms, android-messages, electron-app, texting, messaging, tray-icon, unofficial-client, notification, macos, linux, desktop, electron

## Member repositories
- chrisknepper/android-messages-desktop (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:11.824070+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:12:45.673539+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/chrisknepper/android-messages-desktop (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:11.824070+00:00, sha 9014f75c8385)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.