Posts tagged Messages

• June 10, 2026

  How to Search and Send GIFs in Apple Messages with /gif

  Apple Messages has no real GIF search on the Mac. Here’s how to type /gif, search a query, and drop an animated GIF into your chat, all from the keyboard.

• June 5, 2026

  Sticker Picker for iMessage on Mac: Search and Send

  iMessage on a Mac buries stickers in a mouse-driven drawer with no search. Type /sticker, search by keyword, and send one without leaving the keyboard.

• May 24, 2026

  How to Add :emoji: Autocomplete to Apple Messages

  Apple Messages has no Slack- or Discord-style colon emoji autocomplete, here’s how to add it so :liz becomes 🦎 with a single Tab.