Search every message.
Instantly.
A native Mac app that searches your entire iMessage history in a blink — fully local, nothing ever leaves your machine.
Instant full-text search
Search every message you've ever sent or received, with from / in-chat / date filters. Results appear as you type — the ⌘K palette jumps you straight to any person or message.
iMessage, but searchable
A familiar conversation view: contact photos, bubble threads, tapbacks with Apple's own glyphs, reply quotes, link previews, and a photos & videos grid per chat.
Fully local. Truly private.
Your messages, contacts, and searches never leave your Mac. There's no account, no cloud, no server — just a fast local index the app builds on your machine.
Fast, and stays fast
Built on SQLite full-text search, it handles years of messages without breaking a sweat. New messages are indexed automatically, and the app updates itself.
Private by design
All searching happens locally on your computer and is never sent out. BubbleSearch reads your Messages database read-only to build its index — it asks for Full Disk Access once, and walks you through it on first launch.
Read the source on GitHub