Messages Help

Welcome to Messages

It’s easy to stay in touch with your friends. Send text messages, add images and other files, start a video or audio call, and even share your screen.

The Messages window with two conversations listed in the sidebar at the left, and a conversation showing at the right. One of the message bubbles is green, indicating it was sent as an SMS text message.

Text all your friends

If you have an iPhone, you can send SMS texts to anyone with any device, right from Messages on your Mac. When they text you back, you don’t have to jump up to get your iPhone—just reply on your Mac. Choose Messages > Preferences and sign in to iCloud using the same Apple ID that you use on your iPhone. Then set up your iPhone to forward SMS texts to your Mac.

the Screen Share button.

Find out more about making a FaceTime video call from Messages.