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Use Apple Intelligence in Messages on Mac
Apple Intelligence* allows you to get through your messages even faster with summaries that show you the key points of each conversation, and Smart Reply, which helps you quickly craft a response.
Note: Apple Intelligence is available in macOS 15.1 or later on Mac models with M1 or later. To check whether Apple Intelligence is available for your device and language, see the Apple Support article Apple Intelligence requirements.
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View message summaries
Go to the Messages app
on your Mac.
Look under a conversation on the left side of the Messages window to see a summary of unread messages in that conversation.
Use Smart Reply in Messages
Go to the Messages app
on your Mac.
Select a conversation, click the text field, then choose a suggested reply.
Apple Intelligence drafts a reply in the text field. To refine your reply, see Use Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence.
When you’re ready to send your reply, press Return on your keyboard.
Turn message summaries on or off
When you turn on Apple Intelligence, summaries of your unread message conversations appear automatically. To turn off summaries and instead see the most recent message in each conversation, follow these steps:
Go to the Messages app
on your Mac.
Choose Messages > Settings, then click General.
Select or deselect “Summarize messages.”
In macOS 15.2 or later, you can also create and send original images with Image Playground. See Create original images with Image Playground.