# Messages (open-source messaging app)

> Messages is a free, open-source messaging app for Android. A fast messaging app designed to make conversations simple and effortless. It has 140 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.

Messages is an open source replacement to the stock messaging app. It is a continuation of QKSMS ## Features - Intuitive UI - Scheduled Messages - Message Backup - Message Blocking and Archiving - Voice Messages - Attachments of any type of file - Message Sorting - Delayed Sending - Message Filtering - Automatic OTP Detection You can chat with the community over at @PvotOS:Telegram

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/PVOT-OSS/Messages |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 140 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.prauga.messages/ (package org.prauga.messages) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prauga.messages |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Messaging & chat |
| Latest release | v1.0.8 (Oct 19, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 19, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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