OneText

Tell all your friends. No group chat. No copy/paste.

Write one message. Each friend gets their own personal text, from your own number.

Download the free trial Buy for $19

Free for 14 days, everything works. Mac, macOS 13 or later.

The OneText window on a Mac in three columns. Lists are on the left, with Pub Crew open. The middle column shows ten of twelve people checked, each with their own version of the text. On the right, one message about a surprise party is written once, with the number it sends from and a Send button.

The invitation your friends actually read

  • It feels personal, because it is

    Each text uses their first name. Add a line just for them. Nobody sees who else you asked.

  • It comes from you

    Your number, your thread. When someone answers, the reply lands in Messages and you talk like you always do.

  • Write it once

    Pick your people, write the message, press send. OneText works through the list while you get on with your day.

Three steps. That is it.

  1. Pick your people

    Choose a group from Contacts, then check each person by hand. Nobody is selected for you.

  2. Write your message

    Use their first name and a personal note. Add alternate versions if you like.

  3. Press send

    Texts go out through Messages, iMessage first and SMS if iMessage fails. Replies come back to you.

The OneText send screen. It asks Send to 10 people, shows the example text Alicia will get, the number it sends from, the pace of 30 to 60 seconds apart and the batch name, with Cancel and Start Sending buttons.

Slow on purpose. Careful by design.

  • Paced sending

    A random wait of 30 to 60 seconds between texts. Each one goes out on its own, not in a burst.

  • Sending hours

    Texts go out between 10:00 and 20:00 by default. Change the hours any time. Starting outside them pauses the run.

  • Line check

    If your iPhone has two lines, OneText checks which line each text left on and pauses if it is the wrong one.

  • A log of every send

    Every text is written to a file on your Mac. Run the same batch again and people already sent are skipped.

It also pauses after three failures in a row, refuses a send larger than your cap until you pick fewer people, and keeps your Mac awake while it works.

What it is not

OneText is not for bulk or cold outreach. It has no import from lists, no campaigns and no tracking. It is for people who know you and expect to hear from you, like the guests of a restaurant you run.

It is a Mac app that you download from this site. It is not in the App Store.

Start messaging now.

Download the free trial Buy for $19

$19 once, for two of your Macs. No subscription.