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Linq Alternatives with Formatted text

12 providers support formatted text: formatted text (bold, italic, Markdown rendering).

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Photon

Open-source agent framework with managed iMessage
Starting price
$25/month (Pro)
Free plan
Free: shared iMessage lines, up to 10 users (2.0 beta: 25 shared iMessage assignments and $100 credit)
SupportedMarkdown rendered as native bold, italic, underline and strikethrough
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Linq

iMessage, RCS and SMS API with flat monthly pricing
Starting price
$260/month (Pro)
Free plan
Hobby: $0, up to 20 contacts, used through the CLI
SupportedBold, italic, underline and strikethrough ranges, plus animated text. iMessage only.
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Blooio

One API for iMessage, WhatsApp and Apple Messages
Starting price
$39/month (Starter, shared number)
Free plan
Free trial: 20 messages total on a shared number, no credit card
SupportedMarkdown bold, italic, underline and strikethrough sent as iMessage rich text.
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Zernio

One API for iMessage, SMS, WhatsApp, social DMs and calls
Starting price
$200/month per iMessage sender
Free plan
First 2 connected accounts free; free iMessage sandbox on a shared line
SupportedInline *bold*, _italic_, __underline__ and ~strikethrough~ markup renders as rich text.
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LoopMessage

iMessage, SMS, RCS and WhatsApp on one number
Starting price
$59.99/month per sender (Light)
Free plan
Sandbox: $0, 5 contacts, testing only; free shared plan for schools and non-profits
SupportedBold, italic, underline, strikethrough and text sizes in iMessage.
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BlueBubbles

Free, open-source iMessage bridge you host on a Mac
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
BetaBold, italic, underline, strikethrough in unreleased code; macOS 15+, Private API
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rustpush

Rust library for the iMessage, FaceTime and APNs protocols
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free source (SSPL v1)
SupportedBold, italic, underline and strikethrough
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imbridge

Python library, CLI and MCP server for iMessage on a Mac
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
SupportedBold, italic, underline and strikethrough spans; macOS 15+
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OpenClaw imsg

MIT-licensed macOS CLI for reading and sending iMessage
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (MIT)
PartialBold, italic, underline and strikethrough ranges; macOS 15+, SIP-off injected helper only
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Contiguity

SMS, iMessage, WhatsApp and email in one developer API
Starting price
$79.99/month for a leased iMessage number ($9.99 number plus $70 iMessage); SMS adds $40
Free plan
Free: 500 SMS, 100 MMS and 1,000 emails a month on shared numbers
SupportedBold, italics, strikethrough and underline with markdown-style syntax
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imessage-rs

Rust iMessage server with a BlueBubbles-compatible API
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (MIT)
SupportedMarkdown converted to bold, italic, underline and strikethrough
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beeperbox

One MCP endpoint for the chat apps in your Beeper account
Starting price
Free
Free plan
Free and open source (Apache-2.0)
Partialsend_message accepts Markdown; how each network renders it is not documented
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Not supported or not listed

  • Sendblue
    Not listed
  • Chert
    Not listed
  • messages.dev
    Not listed
  • MessageBlue
    Not listed
  • Claw Messenger
    Not listed
  • Texting Blue
    Not listed
  • Apple Messages for Business
    Not listed
  • Twilio
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Sinch
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Telnyx
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Vonage
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Bird
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Infobip
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • adit
    Not listed
  • AgentCall
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • AgenticMail
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • AgentLine
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • AgentMessage
    Not listed
  • AgentNumber
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • AgentPhone
    Not listed
  • Apple Messages MCP
    Not supportedNo tool for it
  • Artil
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • autoMessage
    Not listed
  • Beam
    Not listedKnowledge base says bold and italics are supported, but the API takes plain text.
  • Bland
    Not listed
  • Blue Reacher
    Not supportedDocs say there is no Markdown rendering on any channel.
  • Blue Replies
    Not listedOnly a bold subject line above the body is documented.
  • BlueSendr
    Not listed
  • Caspian
    Not supportedThe iMessage adapter treats iMessage as plain text
  • Chatbubbles
    Not listed
  • Clerk AI
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Comms by Osis
    Not listed
  • Crypton.sh Blue Relay
    Not listed
  • Dial
    Not listed
  • imsg (gnufood)
    Not listed
  • GoGHL
    Not listed
  • Hail
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • iBlueText
    Not listed
  • iMessage Max
    Not supportedNo tool for it
  • iMessage Relay
    Not listed
  • imessage-sdk
    Not supportedChat SDK Markdown is sent as plain text
  • iMessage Sender
    Not listed
  • Inkbox
    Not listed
  • iSnap
    Not listed
  • Mac Messages MCP
    Not supportedOnly text and files can be sent
  • mautrix-gmessages
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • mautrix-imessage
    Not listed
  • Miss Blue
    Not listed
  • myCRMSIM
    Not listed
  • OpenMessage
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Project Blue
    Not listed
  • Saperly
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Sendara
    Not listed
  • senderZ
    Not listed
  • SendiMessage
    Not listed
  • Sent
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • SentFromAI
    Not listed
  • Tuco AI
    Not listed
  • Unipile
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Vernacular
    Not listed
  • VoidFix Gateway
    Not listed
  • ZeroSettle
    Not listed
  • Bandwidth
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Cadence
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • ClickSend
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • CM.com
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Commio
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Dexatel
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • GatewayAPI
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Gupshup
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Messente
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Mobile Text Alerts
    Not listed
  • Orbit by Devotel
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Pinnacle
    Not listed
  • Plivo
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Routee
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Signal House
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Signalmash
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • SignalWire
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • smsmode
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Surge
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Telgorithm
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • TextGrid
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • TXTImpact
    Not supportedNo iMessage support
  • Webex Connect
    Not supportedNo iMessage support

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