GhostReply is an AI auto-replier for iMessage that runs in Terminal on your Mac. It learns how you text each person, watches only the conversations you choose, and replies in your style. This release adds hosted AI, so there is no API key to create. Try 10 replies free, then pay $4.99 once.
Hey Product Hunt,
I built GhostReply because I wanted to know if an AI could handle the small iMessage replies that interrupt a day without sounding like a generic assistant.
GhostReply runs in Terminal on macOS. During setup, it reads your message history locally to learn how you text each person. You choose the contacts and reply mode, then it watches for new messages and writes responses in your style. If you reply manually, GhostReply gets out of the way.
The biggest change in this release is hosted AI. The earlier version asked users to bring an AI API key. Now you can install it with one command, try 10 replies free, and start without creating any external AI account.
I kept it intentionally small: one Mac, one Terminal app, iMessage, and no subscription. I would love feedback on where it feels useful, strange, or too far.
Harrison
About GhostReply on Product Hunt
“AI auto-replier for iMessage on your Mac”
GhostReply launched on Product Hunt on September 2nd, 2026 and earned 75 upvotes and 2 comments, placing #21 on the daily leaderboard. GhostReply is an AI auto-replier for iMessage that runs in Terminal on your Mac. It learns how you text each person, watches only the conversations you choose, and replies in your style. This release adds hosted AI, so there is no API key to create. Try 10 replies free, then pay $4.99 once.
On the analytics side, GhostReply competes within Messaging and Artificial Intelligence — topics that collectively have 529.8k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how GhostReply performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted GhostReply?
GhostReply was hunted by Harrison Rampell. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of GhostReply including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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