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BlueBubbles

A cross-platform app ecosystem, bringing iMessage to Android, PC (Windows, Linux, & even macOS), and Web! observed · 2026-10-15

github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app · homepage · Dart · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-10-15

Health v2 · maintenance only

99/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 99
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 8.0
  • age_days: 2537
  • days_rel: 8
  • days_push: 6
  • n_releases_24m: 13

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1387 stars · 342 forks observed · 2026-10-15

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

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

application · maturity active

chat-interface gui self-hosted developer-tools messaging-platforms cross-platform privacy mobile-development self-hosted windows cross-platform imessage messaging-client flutter-app mac-server sms mms firebase-notifications android linux macos web-server flutter

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Member repositories

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-app")

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