👋 Welcome to Google Messages Desktop! This is an unofficial Electron-based wrapper for Google Messages, bringing the web app to your desktop with some extra goodies. It's optimized for M1 Macs, but we're open to expanding support - just open an issue if you need it for a different system!
- 🖥️ Native desktop app experience for Google Messages
- 🎨 Adapts to your system's light/dark mode
- 💾 Remembers window position and size
- 🔔 Desktop notifications with smart handling
- ⌨️ Global shortcut (Cmd+Shift+M) to quickly show/hide the app
- 🖱️ Tray icon for easy access and app management
- 🔄 Smooth scrolling and optimized performance
- 🍎 Looks great on Retina displays (especially on M1 Macs!)
- 🚀 Fast startup and low resource usage
- Download the latest release from the Releases page.
- Open the .dmg file and drag the app to your Applications folder.
- Launch it like any other app!
Feeling techy? Here's how to run it from source:
- Clone this repo
- Run
npm install - Start the app with
npm start
To build your own version:
npm run buildThis will create a distributable in the dist folder.
We love contributions! If you have any ideas, just open an issue and tell us what you think.
If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and make changes as you'd like. Pull requests are warmly welcome.
If you encounter any issues or have ideas for improvements, please open an issue on GitHub. We're especially interested in making this app work well for all Mac users, so if you're not on an M1 Mac and something's not working quite right, let us know!
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.
- Google for the awesome Messages web app
- Electron for making cross-platform desktop apps easy
- You, for using or contributing to this project!
Enjoy your new desktop Google Messages experience! 🎉