

So, first, let me tell you the various ways in which other online articles will tell you how to get iMessage on a PC and why you shouldn’t do those. But Apple hasn’t made using iMessage on a PC easy, and the vast majority of work-arounds you’ll find online are questionable at best. It’d be great if Apple allowed us to use iMessage via iCloud online. And that’s nearly how I feel about getting iMessage on a PC. Which means I’m never going to tell you how to Jailbreak your iPhone we don’t recommend it and so we aren’t going to show you how to do it. I look at my job (which is mostly writing how-tos) as a responsibility to you, the reader. Related: How to Enable iMessage on iPhone, iPad, & Mac (iMessage vs SMS) Here’s how to get iMessage on a PC, and the methods I don't reccomend that are potentially harmful to your devices. But if you’re insistent upon using iMessage on your PC running Windows, let’s go over your options and the only method I do recommend. Whatsapp, for example, allows you to use its messaging platform across all devices. If you don’t have a Mac and you want to use iMessage on PC, I highly recommend using a different messaging service. I’ll go over other options I've seen bloggers promote, but I don’t recommend doing them.

Overall, Apple is not making it easy for users to have iMessage on a PC.

However, I would imagine most people looking to do this don’t have a Mac, which is where the not-so-great news comes in. First, it is possible to get iMessage on PC. But the best option for getting iMessage on PC requires a remote desktop, which means you need a Mac for it to work. We will go over how to do this, and it will allow you to have iMessage on your PC running Windows. If you have a PC running Windows and you want to use iMessage on your PC, I’ve got both good and bad news.

Apple is famous for its closed-system standard, and apps like Messages are no exception. Getting iMessage on a PC is a tall order.
