Texts
A unified desktop inbox for major messaging services, offering AI summaries, assisted replies, translation, search, and scheduling.
Texts has been combined with Beeper; the newer Beeper app receives more frequent updates, and current Texts subscriptions include Beeper Plus features.
About Texts
Texts consolidates conversations from major messaging platforms in one desktop inbox. It supports iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Messenger, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Slack, and Discord DMs, so users can send and receive messages without moving among separate apps. Inbox tools include cross-message search, archiving, mark-as-unread controls, snoozing, scheduled sending, keyboard shortcuts, light and dark modes, and custom CSS. Built-in AI provides automated conversation summaries, ChatGPT-assisted response drafts, and translation for replies. Messages do not pass through Texts servers; they are encrypted and sent directly to the connected platforms. Revenue comes from a monthly subscription rather than message data. Texts has been combined with Beeper, whose newer app receives more frequent updates and works on iOS and Android. Existing Texts subscriptions include Beeper Plus features, while some Texts capabilities are still being added to Beeper.
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Best use cases
Consolidate iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Messenger, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Slack, and Discord DMs into one inbox.
Catch up on a long conversation with an automated summary, then draft or translate a response without leaving the app.
Search older messages, archive completed threads, snooze lower-priority chats, and schedule a response for a better time.
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A subscription-funded model avoids relying on message data as the product business model.
The original Texts desktop experience spans many messaging services, while the newer Beeper app adds iOS and Android support.
Some Texts features are still arriving in Beeper, so the successor workflow may not yet match every capability of the original app.
Features
Unify messaging inboxes
Send and receive messages from major personal and work messaging platforms in one desktop inbox instead of checking each service separately.
Catch up and draft replies with AI
Summarize ongoing conversations, draft responses with integrated ChatGPT assistance, and translate replies written in another language.
Organize high-volume conversations
Search message history, archive completed conversations, keep chats unread until answered, and snooze threads that can wait.
Control message timing and visibility
Schedule messages with Send Later and read supported conversations with Stealth Mode when the workflow calls for more control.
Pros
- One inbox reduces app switching across ten named personal and workplace messaging services.
- AI summaries, response drafting, and translation shorten catch-up and reply workflows inside the inbox.
- Messages bypass Texts servers and go encrypted to the connected messaging platforms.
- Search, archive, snooze, mark unread, Send Later, and keyboard shortcuts support demanding inbox workflows.
Cons
- A monthly subscription adds recurring cost compared with using each messaging service directly.
- Some original Texts features are still being added to Beeper, so moving to the successor can leave workflow gaps.
- The actively updated Beeper successor may require a product change for users who prefer the original Texts desktop app.
Pricing Plans
Texts subscription
- Unified messaging across major platforms
- AI summaries, response drafting, and reply translation
- Search, archive, mark unread, snooze, and Send Later
- Current Texts subscriptions include Beeper Plus features
* Pricing information is for reference only. Please refer to the latest announcement on Texts's official website.