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Install the private Mac companion
This prepares your private, local copy of Subtext from the Messages already on your Mac.
Get the Mac companion → Send it to my Mac →A friend sent you their Subtext story. Make yours with Subtext.
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Never overthink a text again.
Subtext reads the conversations already on your Mac and gives you a clear, private read on the people who matter — and the words when you're stuck.
Free · Apple silicon · macOS 13 or later · local analysis · see a demo first
Free. It pairs with your Mac — that's where your messages live, and why nothing gets uploaded. · Get the Mac app · See a demo
How it works
Set up Subtext in two steps.
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Scan the QR code with your iPhone
That's it. Subtext is ready to go on your phone.
Get it on the App Store →Both apps and core insights are free. Subtext Plus is purchased on iPhone and unlocks hosted Coach and editable drafts across the paired Mac and iPhone, plus Us films on iPhone. Stats, Wrapped, People, Groups, Close Circle and encrypted sync remain free.
Ask it anything
Subtext knows the whole story.
Should I double text my first date from tonight?
How do I tell my boss I need Friday off?
What's unresolved between me and my sister?
Am I the dry texter? Be honest.
Draft a no that doesn't sound cold.
Who have I left waiting on a reply?
Drafts written in your voice. You always send them yourself.
What it learns
Your texting, decoded.
Patterns across your relationships
Reply speed, who texts first, who double-texts.
One conversation, read closely
An evidence-grounded read of the dynamic — what the messages establish, and what they don't.
iMessage Wrapped
Your top texters, your archetype, your favourite emoji. Instantly shareable.
Group chats
Every group chat has a main character.
Find out who's who in yours.
Privacy
Your data stays private to your devices.
Subtext encrypts your companion data end-to-end and syncs it through your private iCloud — the same trusted Apple mechanism that keeps Messages and Notes in sync between your Mac and iPhone.
Computed locally
Subtext reads a protected local copy of Messages and computes every stat, trend and Wrapped card on your Mac. Your Messages database and attachments are never uploaded.
AI only when you ask
Coach sends a question and only the bounded evidence selected for it to an AI provider when you choose Send. The Subtext relay does not store or log prompts or answers.
You're in control
Companion data is application-encrypted before private iCloud storage. You can exclude conversations, clear AI history, or reset the paired experience at any time.
Pricing
Almost all of it is free.
Mac companion
Privately reads Messages and prepares your iPhone brief
Free
Subtext for iPhone
Your brief, People, Groups, Wrapped, Close circle
Free
Subtext Plus
Coach across Mac and iPhone, plus Us films on iPhone
$4.99/wk · $9.99/mo
Your move.
Start on the Mac. It takes about a minute, and it's free.
Apple silicon · macOS 13 or later · local analysis · Messages database never uploaded
Free. It pairs with your Mac, where your messages already live. · Get the Mac app