# BlueBubbles

A cross-platform app ecosystem, bringing iMessage to Android, PC (Windows, Linux, & even macOS), and Web!

Repository: https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bluebubbles
Homepage: https://bluebubbles.app
Language: Dart
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: imessage, android, client, bluebubbles, flutter, dart, windows, pc, web, linux, cross-platform
Last push: 2026-08-22T18:50:40+00:00
Link (homepage): https://bluebubbles.app
Link (site_page): https://bluebubbles.app/install
Link (site_page): https://bluebubbles.app/faq

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2489, "days_push": 11, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 8.0, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1345, forks 295 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:27.297735+00:00)

## What it is
BlueBubbles is an open-source, cross-platform ecosystem that brings iMessage to Android, Windows, Linux, macOS, and the web via a Flutter client app paired with a macOS server. It supports sending messages, media, tapbacks, reactions, and other iMessage features from non-Apple devices.

## Use cases
- send and receive imessages from an android phone
- use imessage on windows or linux pc
- access imessage from a web browser
- get imessage tapbacks and reactions on non-apple devices
- set up a self-hosted imessage bridge with a mac server
- message from android without an iphone

## When to choose
- you want full iMessage functionality (tapbacks, effects, replies) on Android or desktop
- you own or can virtualize a Mac to run the server component
- you prefer an open-source, self-hosted messaging bridge over proprietary alternatives

## When to avoid
- you have no access to a Mac or macOS virtual machine
- you want a zero-setup solution without configuring a server and Firebase
- you only need basic SMS forwarding without iMessage features

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chat-interface, gui, self-hosted, developer-tools
- domain: messaging-platforms, cross-platform, privacy, mobile-development, self-hosted
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: imessage, messaging-client, flutter-app, mac-server, sms, mms, firebase-notifications, android, linux, macos, web-server, flutter

## Member repositories
- BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app (main) score 98
- BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-server (backend) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.297735+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 2026-08-30T04:42:43.726908+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:27.297735+00:00, sha 759da74d6631)
  - homepage: https://bluebubbles.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:17.024648+00:00, sha b2385a553eb9)
  - site_page: https://bluebubbles.app/install (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:17.033385+00:00, sha ef59029678d1)
  - site_page: https://bluebubbles.app/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T12:02:17.035338+00:00, sha da7b3be174d0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.