Texts.com

Texts.com (now part of Automattic) is a unified messenger for all of your platforms. It brings together all of your DMs from everywhere on the internet into one convenient app. I worked on user-facing app features, deeper system integration and parts of the iOS app.

Native Bridge

One thing I'm particularly proud of is hidden behind a tiny "Render without Electron" checkbox. This allows the app to be rendered via `WKWebView` and use Swift layer for native OS integration instead of using Electron.

It reduces the memory usage significantly, unlocks features like native HEVC decoding, speeds up animations and visual effects like blur and is overall just the best thing ever.

Of the 2021 changelog I was responsible for the new renderer, new media player experience, onboarding flow, tab customization, browser extension, hotkey configurability, PDF support, labels, custom icon selection, and about 90 smaller quality of life improvements.

Give Texts.com a try, I promise, you're gonna love it. Just don't ask me for an invite 🙈