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  • Date Created: November 2025
  • Technologies: Swift, Signal-CLI

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Stark Messenger

An unofficial Signal App for Mac OS 10.15.7 onwards for users who don't want to update their mac on older hardware to be able to still use Signal.

Why develop this?

On some devices I use older versions of Mac OS which prevent me from running Signal so I forked a version for Catalina to produce an unofficial app that allows Signal users to use older Mac OS versions with Signal.

Features

  • Partial Signal functionality on macOS 10.15.7+
  • Message sending & receiving

Roadmap

Enhanced Conversations View

  • Emoji reaction support
  • Enhanced delivery/read receipts

UI Improvements

  • Dark/Light theme switching
  • Resizable panels and adjustable fonts
  • Smooth view transitions
  • Circular avatars with status indicators
  • Improved typing indicators
  • Comprehensive keyboard shortcuts

Technical Enhancements

  • Faster message loading and scrolling
  • Background sync
  • Better memory management for older hardware

Future Possibilities

  • Voice message support

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An unofficial Signal App for Mac OS 10.15.7 onwards (made via vibe coding).

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