# bboyairwreck/PieMessage

This is project allows Android clients to communicate using iMessage

Repository: https://github.com/bboyairwreck/PieMessage
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/piemessage
Language: Java
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-07-20T21:39:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3775, "days_push": 1505, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1040, forks 156 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:20.649137+00:00)

## What it is
PieMessage is a multi-component system that lets Android devices send and receive Apple iMessage messages by relaying them through a Mac. It consists of an AppleScript sender, an OSX client that watches the Messages app SQLite database, a Java socket web server, and an Android client app.

## Use cases
- send imessages from an android phone
- text iphone users from android
- use imessage without an iphone
- bridge imessage to android device
- relay imessages through a mac server

## When to choose
- you own both a Mac (with iMessage enabled) and an Android device
- you want a self-hosted, DIY iMessage bridge you can inspect and modify
- you are comfortable running a Java server with a public IP and editing configuration in Java source

## When to avoid
- you want a polished, production-ready messaging app - the project is explicitly a super alpha prototype
- you do not have access to an always-on OSX machine with a public IP and iCloud account
- you need guaranteed reliability, security hardening, or ongoing maintenance - the project is largely dormant and unlicensed

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: middleware, gui
- domain: messaging-platforms, android-tools, apple-ecosystem, cross-platform
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: imessage, messaging, sms-bridge, socket-server, applescript, relay-server, android-client, prototype, android, macos

## Member repositories
- bboyairwreck/PieMessage (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.649137+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 2026-08-30T07:03:28.615367+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bboyairwreck/PieMessage (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:20.649137+00:00, sha 3817bac15820)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.