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Updated Feb 4, 2010 by nser...@gmail.com

SwissSMS FAQ

What is it?

SwissSMS is a Mac OS X front-end to SMS operators services.

It stores your outgoing messages and can export them too.

Several plugins need an (eventually free) subscription, except Romandie that is totaly free.

Why did you write this software?

I did write SwissSMS for my own needs.

I formerly used the Dashboard Widget OrangeSMS http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/email_messaging/orangechsms.html.

I was not satisfied with the following facts:

  • it doesn't store sent messages
  • the sending status (success or failure) is unclear to me
  • it does not handle some characters with accents properly

Do you know Luscious SMS?

After having written SwissSMS, I googled "SwissSMS" and discovered Luscious SMS http://www.treeinspired.com/.

SwissSMS compares to Luscious SMS, but is not so polished and doesn't have as many plugins.

It is free, though!

Do you know SMSGateway?

Yes. SMSGateway is in fact a fork of the SwissSMS projet by Anthony Mittaz.

It basically offers another user interface to SwissSMS "engine".

http://www.anthonymittaz.com/SMSGateway/

I'm not happy or have a request

You can post comment and features requests at the bottom of this page.

Bug reports go in the "Issues" tab.

The source code is opened and free, released under the GPL 2 licence, included with SwissSMS sources.

Send your patches and operators plugins to swisssms at seriot dot ch.

What's next?

  • more plugins
  • improve keychain data handling
  • improve sound support
  • version 2 will be Leopard only

How can I write a plugin for my operator?

See the sources. There is a plugin template with a readme.

Please drop me a line if you write a plugin or if you need some help.

I'll be happy to add your plugin to SwissSMS or link it from this website.

History

  • 2007-04-22 1.0
    • first version
  • 2007-04-27 1.1
    • no more Python code, just pure Objective-C
    • bug fixes, added robustness
    • UI and multi-threading improvements
  • 2007-05-01 1.2
    • bug fixes
    • multiple send (message slicing)
    • added service for sunrise.ch (Christian Rueegg)
    • UI and multi-threading improvements
  • 2007-05-05 1.3
    • bug fixes
    • UI and multi-threading improvements
    • improved export to BluePhoneElite
    • improved preferences
  • 2007-05-13 1.4
    • bug fixes (could not send to free number out of address book)
    • iChat/AIM integration
    • CSV export
    • better stored messages display
    • code refactoring
  • 2007-05-13 1.4.1
    • fixed crash at startup on some configurations
  • 2007-05-18 1.5
    • bug fix (ui update while saving in another thread)
    • bug fix (sending with weird phone number formats)
    • bug fix (messages sort ordering after insertion)
    • bug fix (romandie.com max chars)
    • better sync with AddressBook contacts
    • added French localization
    • added English help
  • 2007-05-22 1.5.1
    • check for updates at startup
    • preferences improvement
  • 2007-05-25 1.5.2
    • improved BPE export UI
    • added basic sound support
    • added toolbar
    • added flag support
  • 2007-05-27 1.5.3
    • bug fix in nib loading
    • forbid new message while sending
    • moved searchBar into toolBar
    • threaded version check
    • swisscom plugin
    • sending possible with no mouse
  • 2007-07-02 1.5.4
    • faster bpe export
    • menu item to toggle flag on selected messages
    • added 'send feedback' menu item
    • replaced non appearing brackets with parenthesis in sunrise plugin
    • added open in addressBook button
    • added open in addressBook menu item
    • fixed orange plugin for sending more than 10 messages
    • slightly improved help file (not up to date yet)
  • 2007-10-05 1.6
    • Automator action (cedric luthi)
    • command-line mode (cedric luthi)
    • standalone command-line tool
    • CoopMobile plugin (cedric luthi)
    • send with cmd-enter or numerical keyboard enter key
    • help
  • 2007-10-18 1.7
    • multiple recipients
    • keychain integration (cedric luthi)
  • 2007-11-07 1.8
    • plugins based architecture
  • 2007-11-08: version 1.8.1
    • updated help
    • fixed Romandie plugin
    • enabled Swisscom plugin
    • hide message inspector by default
  • 2007-11-14: version 1.8.2
    • added NetAppel (INT) plugin
    • added Hispeed (CH) plugin
    • fixed not asking for login/password bug
  • 2007-11-27: version 1.8.3
    • added Address Book plugin
    • improved recipient selection (image do not blink anymore)
    • improved Hispeed (CH) plugin
    • fixed inspector opening by double-clicking in table view
    • code refactoring (use a private framework, ...)
  • 2007-12-20: version 1.8.4
    • rewrote Romandie and CoopMobile plugins
    • fixed Hispeed (CH) plugin
    • better error handling
  • 2008-02-17: version 1.8.5
    • fixed bug in Romandie plugin (application could crash)
    • added Citycable plugin
    • added optional Sender menu in toolbar
  • 2008-04-02: version 1.8.6
    • German translation by David Keller (davesblog.ch)
    • minor improvements
  • 2008-04-02: version 1.8.7
    • fixed crash in several plugins
  • 2008-04-06: version 1.8.8
    • fixed segmented messages with CoopMobile
    • fixed segmented messages with Hispeed
    • now using Sparkle for updates
  • 2008-05-02: version 1.8.9
    • fixed Romandie plugin
    • added keyboard shortcut to remove messages
    • improved German translation
  • 2008-05-22: version 1.9.0
    • fixed Romandie plugin
  • 2008-07-07: version 1.9.1
    • Fixed Sunrise plugin (C. Ruegg)
    • Spotlight importer
  • 2008-27-20: version 1.9.2
    • Fixed Orange plugin
  • 2008-08-15: version 1.9.3
    • Yallo plugin (A. Anjos)
  • 2008-11-02: version 1.9.4
    • updated Sunrise plugin (L. Lema)
    • citycable now accepts international numbers (R. de Wolf)
  • 2008-12-01: version 1.9.5
    • updated Yallo plugin (A. Anjos)
  • 2008-12-31: version 1.9.6
    • fixed Hispeed plugin problem that appeared with Mac OS X 10.5.6
  • 2009-01-17: version 1.9.7
    • fixed Orange plugin
Comment by rdewo...@gmail.com, Sep 30, 2007

the program is bugged. it's always closing (bug) when I send sms...!

Comment by project member nser...@gmail.com, Oct 2, 2007

Please open an issue and post the stack trace.

Comment by martinsc...@gmail.com, Oct 18, 2007

Hi, that's a very cool application, love it to see. It would be nice, if you would be able to apply something like the adress book does, to receive sms. So you would be able to make a clear history, like it is on the iPhone. Do you know what I mean?

Love to see it going on... :-)

Martin Schilliger a/o msh@macprime.ch

Comment by macro...@gmail.com, Oct 21, 2007

Hi guys! great job on this little and efficient app! I'm enjoying it very much, thank for creating it..

Just wanted to ask if was possible for the future to implement Yallo.ch sms!..i switched over this year from swisscom with all my friends, and are really really happy about it!

anyhow, thanks again for the app. ciao!

Comment by project member nser...@gmail.com, Oct 23, 2007

Hello, please post enhancement requests in the Issues tab :-)

Comment by gerard.d...@gmail.com, Oct 24, 2007

Hello

great Tool

Whould be great if to could choose (with a pulldown-menu) to switch between each provider. I own 2 GSM-Phones (Swisscom and Sunrise) and it would be nice to switch between them without going in the preferences.

Regards Gérard

Comment by project member nser...@gmail.com, Nov 26, 2007

Gerard: good idea, I think we could add an optional popup menu in the toolbar. I will implement it in a next release.

Comment by evuig...@gmail.com, Dec 12, 2007

Just a suggestion: why not a version for the iPhone / iPod Touch ?

Comment by christop...@gmail.com, Jan 6, 2008

Impossible to connect to sunrise. My keychain login is correct. No problem with Orange, but the login with sunrise remains unauthorised (but logged without any problem with safari)? Do you know why? (I have the last version released presently)

Comment by project member nser...@gmail.com, Jan 23, 2008

christophe: I guess it was temporary because for me the sunrise plugin works correctly

Comment by chae...@gmail.com, Feb 26, 2008

Hi there,

I just wanted to ask if you checked if this is legal? I made something similar (http://www.smartwebdesign.ch/services/smsaender.php) and would like to offer the successor as a service. But I need to be sure that I get in no troubles...

regards Michael

Comment by thiemoga...@gmail.com, Mar 4, 2008

Hey peeps, I love your app!

I have a suggestion for a feature: In iCal, one can set a reminder for a given event which you can choose from a list, i.e. send an email to a specific address, open a file or… execute a script!

So, i'd find it great if i could send myself an iCal reminder via SMS. It should be possible via AppleScript?, but I'm not an expert in tech things. My suggestion to you is to make a user-friendly approach to this iCal reminder thingy.

Cheers, Thiemo

Comment by louis.vo...@gmail.com, Jun 17, 2008

I love the app, but sunrise has changed the access https://mip.sunrise.ch is the new starting point. I tried to change the Plugin of Christian Rüegg, but failed ...

Dommage

Louis

Comment by dominikb...@gmail.com, Aug 15, 2008

Hi i like this Programm very much, but i miss something like this on the iphone. Because the hispeed sms are cheaper than those from the phone. Do you have plan to write an similar iphone-app?

Comment by cormi...@gmail.com, Sep 11, 2008

nice app! I wait the iphone version!!!

Comment by oliv...@binocle.ch, Oct 20, 2008

didnt work anymore since sunrise changed their sites...

Comment by matteo.r...@gmail.com, Oct 20, 2008

It doesn't seem to work anymore with Orange as well...

Comment by chebolud...@gmail.com, Nov 8, 2008

Hi really appreciate SWISSSMS. DO You guys plan to write a version for the iPhone ? that would allows an alternative to the high price of SMS sent thru iPhone

cheers, SA

Comment by project member nser...@gmail.com, Dec 1, 2008

An iPhone version is on its way.

Plugins will be much easier to create and maintain up to date.

We intend to release it in January or February 2009.

Comment by ralphcas...@gmail.com, Mar 8, 2009

hi i realy love the tool, but don't really get on with writing a plugin for my self.. can anyone help me in creating one for POSTMAIL ? there is (i think) a half finished in the pluginist of swisssms...

thanks in advance

Comment by Philadel...@gmail.com, Mar 10, 2009

Hi, I already left a comment in the todo list and sorry for the double post! I reread your wiki and saw that you preferred ideas for future updates/plugins here... I looked into making my own for www.schoolnet.ch and got spooked by all the coding involved. I tried/will continue to try to make heads or tails of it, but think I'll fail.

I like the schoolnet site because you need to answer some knowledge questions to get points for sms. Most questions are very very easy and each correct response gives you five sms. I would appreciate you considering developing a plugin for this deserving site.

Thanks,

Phillyman

PS: If I can think of a way to contribute other than coding, please feel free to drop me a line

Comment by daniel.b...@gmail.com, Mar 12, 2009

Any news on the Iphone version ?

Comment by jan.gloe...@gmail.com, Apr 1, 2009

To integrate the osx adressbook is great! to change it to a ldap-server would be great.

so a plugin for integration of ldap-server would be great!!!

any chance for this? jay

Comment by margot...@gmail.com, May 15, 2009

It doesn't seem to work anymore with Romandie: is it linked to the fact that now they require a free login with user & password?

Any chance to get an update to have this fixed? Hans

Comment by dele...@gmail.com, Jun 20, 2009

hello! first at all thanks for this software.

it doesn't seem to work anymore whit Sunrise too: it said me "Erreur lors de l'envoi :-(" do you know how can I fix it? thx Eric

Comment by kurt.ste...@sunrise.ch, Oct 7, 2009

Hello, I tried this software some time before. Then my provider changed. I wanted to use it again. But the old setup is misleading and I'm getting always a "couldn't send" error. How do I delete the old Orange setup an replace it? Thanks for your help. Kurt


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