How to Send Texts From a Computer: Your Complete Guide

This article describes how to send a text from a computer to a cell phone.

Text From Computer Using iMessage

The iMessage app on your iPhone or iPad is also available on your Mac. Syncing the two is incredibly easy and will let you view and send texts from your computer.

1. Sign in to your Mac with your Apple Account.

2. Use Spotlight Search to open Messages.

3. Select New Message to start sending a text.

Send Texts From a Computer With Google Messages

The Google Messages app lets you send and receive text messages, photos, voice messages, and videos from your computer. Just log in to both devices with the same Google account and then tap a few buttons to pair them. Here's how:

1. Open Google Messages for Web on your computer and click Sign in.

2. Log in to the same Google account you're using on your phone.

   Tap your profile icon in the app to see which Google account you're using.

3. Open the Messages app on your phone and select the emoji that's displayed on your computer. You can now send and receive texts from your computer just as if you were on your Android phone.

   Don't see it? Tap your profile icon in the mobile app and then go to Device pairing > Switch to Google Account pairing.

Use Pushbullet to Send a Text From a Computer

Pushbullet's free version lets you send up to 100 texts from your computer; the Pro option allows unlimited texting. This app also mirrors notifications from your other apps onto your computer and makes it easy to send files between your devices.

1. Install the Pushbullet app on your phone and then open it and tap Sign in with Google. Follow the on-screen prompts to log in.

2. Tap Enable > Pushbullet > Allow notification access > Allow to grant the app access to send notifications.

3. Tap the back arrow a few times to return to the app.
   

4. Tap Enable > Accept > Allow > Done to give the app permission to view and send texts from your phone.

5. Open the Pushbullet website on a computer and select Sign In at the top. Follow the steps to log in with your Google account.

6. Install the app on your computer, such as the Pushbullet Chrome extension. Other Pushbullet apps are available for Firefox and Windows.

   You should start seeing text notifications pop up on your desktop that you can respond to. You can initiate texts from your PC.

   To ensure the apps are working together, tap Mirroring in the Android app and then choose Send a test notification. A test alert should show up on your computer.

Send Texts From a Computer With Google Voice

If you use Google Voice, it's easy to send a text from a computer because your phone doesn't need to be nearby or even working. Just sign in to Google Voice in a web browser to access its texting and other features.

1. Open the Google Voice website. If you're not logged in to your Google account, do so now.

   Remember that this account needs to be the same one used by the Voice app on your phone.

2. Select the Messages icon to the left.

3. Select Send a message to create a new message, or select a conversation to continue a thread.

Email a Text

Another method for sending a text from a computer is to email the message. All you need for this is an email account.

Each wireless carrier has its own formula for doing this. For example, to email a text to an AT&T user, address it to #@txt.att.net (replace # with their number). To send an MMS (multimedia message, such as a photo), email it to #@mms.att.net.

Check with the recipient's carrier if they don't use AT&T, or reference this list of carrier email addresses.

The issue here is the email could end up in the recipient's spam folder or get lost in the shuffle since it looks different from standard email addresses. You must also know which carrier the recipient uses.

Text From Computer Using SMS Websites

Finally, SMS websites like Globfone and Open Texting Online let you send text messages anonymously. These websites include forms you fill out to send the text. Usually, all you need to provide is the person's phone number and your message.