Search, browse, and export your entire iMessage history
Search your entire message history instantly. Mssgs indexes every message across every conversation so results come back immediately, even across years of data. Results show surrounding context so you can see exactly where a message fits in the conversation. Filter results by date range, sender, or conversation to narrow things down fast.
Conversations in Mssgs look like what you see in iMessage. The same bubble layout, the same visual distinction between sent and received, the same attachment previews. The difference is that you can scroll through years of history without the app grinding to a halt, and you can jump to any point in time directly.
See all your conversations organized by contact. View message counts, last activity, and quickly jump into any thread. When you need to find everything from a specific person, you start here instead of scrolling through your inbox.
Every photo, video, document, voice memo, and link you've ever sent or received, browsable in one place. Filter by file type, date, or size. Preview attachments inline without opening them. Find that document someone sent you six months ago without remembering which conversation it was in.
Export any conversation as a clean, readable document that preserves the iMessage look. Conversations export with timestamps, sender names, and inline attachments. Archive your entire message history in formats you own. Your data, your backups, your terms.
Point Mssgs at your Mac's live iMessage database for real-time access to current conversations, or load an archived backup file for offline browsing. Switch between sources seamlessly. Great for reviewing old backups or working with data from a previous device.
Mssgs is a native macOS application. No browser tabs, no Electron wrappers, no cloud dependencies. It reads your local iMessage database directly and everything stays on your machine. Fast, private, and built the way Mac software should be.