CardBoardFish offers a range of great value services for non-business use that allow you to easily text message your friends and family from your desktop, on Windows, Linux, Unix and Apple Mac OS X.

All of the applications below allow you to send SMS messages to over 200 countries and receive delivery reports back. In addition, you can verify your own mobile number so that replies to your messages come back to your mobile phone. Also included is a phonebook, sent message history, and an inbox so that you can receive SMS messages without the need for a mobile phone - just buy a Virtual Number in your account and start receiving texts on your PC.

These applications are free to download but you must pay for the SMS messages you send. UK users can add credit by premium rate text message, otherwise a credit or debit card is required. Our free web-based SMS service to the UK is available here.

Windows Desktop SMS with IE Toolbar
Quickly send text messages from your Windows desktop to mobile phones around the world. Benefit from the ease and speed of typing SMS messages of up to 459 characters on your computer keyboard; receive delivery confirmations and replies all in one straightforward application. Includes a unique toolbar for integration into Internet Explorer and features an address book along with the ability to send SMS messages from your own mobile number.

Java Desktop SMS Sender (Multi-OS)
Available on all operating systems supporting Java Version 6, Java Desktop SMS has all the great features of the Windows Desktop SMS application, but does not include a browser toolbar. Perfect for Linux and Unix users, great on Gnome and KDE desktops.

Mac OS X SMS Widget
Put text messaging directly onto your Apple Mac OS X dashboard. This SMS widget means that you’re never more than a click or a gesture away from exchanging text messages with the world.

SMS Pricing
We believe our prices are amongst the lowest in the industry. Our personal pricing guide has been designed to offer you simplicity, making it easy to keep your finances under control. All our personal solutions operate on a prepaid basis.