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smasher164 | 2 years ago

I know this only works for cli tools right now, but I’d love to be able to run iMessage and Notes on linux.

discuss

kennydude|2 years ago

Very very unlikely - as far as i know iMessage requires a Mac or iPhone serial number to authenticate :(

smasher164|2 years ago

I have an iphone, so I hope the serial number won’t be an issue.

rtpg|2 years ago

As an iOS + Linux user, icloud.com has been helpful. Access to reminders, notes, in theory messages (I don't use it so can't vouch for it).

The thing to do is to use Chrome (yes...), and open the page. In the hamburger, go to "Create a Desktop shortcut". Choose "open in a new window". This gives you a desktop shortcut to open the page in a standalone way. Visible to your launcher, distinct ctrl+tab... it's janky but I've found this works well.

Firefox please add the Chrome standalone desktop shortcut feature!

smasher164|2 years ago

Yeah, I also tend to bring up iCloud Notes in a browser tab. It’s still far from perfect, since Notes is usually an offline-first app, which you miss out on here.

I’ve been looking for a replacement, but nothing really gives you

- Offline-first usage

- Sync changes via CRDT

- Fast startup time

- Rich text support

- iOS and desktop linux support

rubymamis|2 years ago

Check out my note-taking app on Flathub: https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.nuttyartist.notes

acheam|2 years ago

Being able to run iMessage with this would be enough to let me (and I'm sure others) finally ditch my iPhone

cplusplusfellow|2 years ago

From your lips to God's ears with iMessage.