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Android Messages™ Desktop

Run Android Messages as a desktop app, a la iMessage. For those of us that prefer not to have a browser tab always open for this sort of thing.

Not affiliated with Google in any way. Android is a trademark of Google LLC.

Inspired by:

Important Note 1: We currently have builds for Windows and macOS, and Linux. I test releases on Arch Linux and to a lesser degree Windows. I would love help testing in additional places.

Important Note 2: Neither the MacOS nor the Windows binaries are signed right now. I am willing to add this but I do not have the certificates required at this time.

Install Anywhere

Download your build from the releases page.

Install on Archlinux via AUR

yay -S android-messages-desktop-bin or the relevant command in your aur helper.

Install on MacOS via Homebrew

brew install --cask orangedrangon-android-messages

Install on Windows via Scoop

scoop bucket add extras && scoop install android-messages

Contributions

The code is pretty ugly but getting better every day. Feel free to take a look.

Steps to contribute:

Fork
Clone
Edit
yarn install for dependencies
yarn start to build and run assuming you have electron installed.
Open a pull request when you think it is ready or for feedback during the dev process