i2Message 0.1.1

Second release of i2Message — a fast, keyboard-first macOS client for iMessage.

New in 0.1.1

• Guided setup — first launch now walks you through granting Full Disk Access (so i2Message can read your Messages) and Contacts, with live status and one-tap buttons to the right System Settings pane. No more landing on demo data wondering what to do.
• Native emoji picker — the composer emoji button now opens macOS's own Emoji & Symbols picker directly and inserts into your message, instead of a custom pop-up you had to click through.

Also included (from 0.1.0)

• Fast, paged transcripts that keep scroll position on long histories.
• On-device exact and semantic search.
• Slack-style reply threads with swipe-to-thread.
• Send from the app (1:1 and group chats).
• Clickable links; contacts and tapbacks rendered inline.

Install

1. Download i2Message-0.1.1.dmg below and drag i2Message to Applications.
2. Launch it — it's signed and notarized, so it opens directly.
3. Follow the in-app setup to grant Full Disk Access and Contacts. macOS will ask you to quit and reopen once after enabling Full Disk Access — that's expected.

macOS 14+ · Universal (Apple Silicon & Intel).

Checksums

SHA256SUMS.txt is attached; verify with shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS.txt.