# moezbhatti/qksms

The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android

Repository: https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qksms
Homepage: https://qklabs.com/download
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: android, kotlin, sms, messaging, material-design, qksms, rxjava2, dagger2, mvvm, mvi
Last push: 2023-06-02T16:19:16+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": 4211, "days_push": 1188, "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 4591, forks 1070 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.704474+00:00)

## What it is
QKSMS is an open-source SMS and MMS messenger app for Android, written in Kotlin, designed as a beautiful replacement for the stock messaging app. It follows Material Design principles and is available on Google Play and F-Droid.

## Use cases
- replace the default SMS app on my Android phone
- send and receive SMS and MMS with a nicer interface
- find an open-source text messaging app for Android
- get a privacy-friendly alternative to stock messaging apps
- customize my messaging app with themes and Material Design
- install an SMS messenger from F-Droid

## When to choose
- you want a free, open-source SMS/MMS app on Android
- you prefer Material Design and a customizable messaging experience
- you want to install apps from F-Droid without Google services
- you want to contribute to or fork a Kotlin Android messaging app

## When to avoid
- you need messaging on iOS or desktop
- you need end-to-end encrypted messaging like Signal
- you need rich internet-based chat features beyond SMS/MMS
- you need a project with frequent recent releases, as development appears slow

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui
- domain: mobile-development, messaging-platforms, privacy
- platform: jvm
- tags: sms, mms, messenger, open-source-app, material-design, mvvm, mvi, rxjava, dagger, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- moezbhatti/qksms (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.704474+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 2026-08-29T18:19:50.784098+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.704474+00:00, sha b9eba57e5ef9)
  - homepage: https://qklabs.com/download (fetched 2026-08-29T09:04:59.711695+00:00, sha 5008cf52450e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.