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SMS from computer (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by starlord@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Looking for recommendations on how to SMS from a computer, á la Pushbullet or some such. Currently using Google Messages with companion desktop/web app and love the experience, but am on a de-Googling quest and looking for alternatives.

Prefer FOSS options (love the Fossify stuff, for example) but an willing to pay a slight premium if required. Would like solution to be compatible with any web browser and Windows but Linux (Mint) would work, too.

Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance!

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[–] BOFH666@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Does https://pushover.net/ work for you? Been using it for several years, works really well and can be used in several applications.

Or some minor scripting with curl.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago

Please be aware of comm rule 2: Don’t promote proprietary software

[–] starlord@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'll look into it, but I'm in favor of SMS exclusively (syncing) so I can see all/whole conversations and to just get all notifications and quick-reply to the texts as I get them.

Could you elaborate on how to implement the curl solution?

[–] BOFH666@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I mis understood, sms is pretty much history over here, so I considered you where looking for some way of sending messages to your phone.

Pushover supports a simple api, which can be used with curl. A la: https://support.pushover.net/i44-example-code-and-pushover-libraries#unix