https://github.com/anongecko/google-messages-app
Google Messages Desktop app built with electron, primarily optimized for M1 mac - but easily adaptable to any OS and architecture.
https://github.com/anongecko/google-messages-app
chat-application chat-client client desktop-app desktop-messenger electron google google-messages m1-app mac-m1 messages messages-app native-apps rcs sms sms-messages web-wrappers
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Google Messages Desktop app built with electron, primarily optimized for M1 mac - but easily adaptable to any OS and architecture.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/anongecko/google-messages-app
- Owner: anongecko
- Created: 2024-08-29T15:22:48.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-08-29T16:02:11.000Z (10 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-02-12T05:44:30.847Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: chat-application, chat-client, client, desktop-app, desktop-messenger, electron, google, google-messages, m1-app, mac-m1, messages, messages-app, native-apps, rcs, sms, sms-messages, web-wrappers
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 4.88 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Google Messages Desktop
👋 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!
## ✨ Features
- 🖥️ 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
## 🚀 Getting Started
1. Download the latest release from the [Releases](https://github.com/yourusername/google-messages-desktop/releases) page.
2. Open the .dmg file and drag the app to your Applications folder.
3. Launch it like any other app!
## 💻 Development
Feeling techy? Here's how to run it from source:
1. Clone this repo
2. Run `npm install`
3. Start the app with `npm start`
To build your own version:
```bash
npm run build
```
This will create a distributable in the `dist` folder.
## 🤝 Contributing
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.
## 🐛 Issues and Feature Requests
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!
## 📜 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) file for details.
## 💖 Acknowledgements
- 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! 🎉