Keep track of shared content in Messages on Mac

Use Messages settings to choose whether content shared with you appears in the Shared with You section of all available apps or only specific apps.

1. In the Messages app on your Mac, choose Messages > Settings, then click Shared with You.

2. Do one of the following:

   • Turn on all apps: Click Turn On.

   • Turn off all apps: Click Turn Off.

   • Turn on for selected apps: Select apps. (Content sent to you with Messages will automatically appear in a Shared with You section in those apps.)

   • Turn off for selected apps: Unselect apps.

You can also find Shared with You content when you search with Spotlight — it’s in the Shared Links section. Click the Details button in the top-right corner of a conversation, then select Show in Shared with You (or unselect to remove shared content from the Shared with You section). When Shared with You is turned off, you can still pin shared content to show it in the corresponding app.

For more information, see the Messages chapter of the user guide for iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

Content you share with others in Messages is automatically organised in a Shared with You section in the corresponding app on their device.

1. Select the content you want to share, click or choose Share, then choose Messages.

   For example, Control-click a show in the Podcasts app, choose Share Episode, then choose Messages.

2. In the To field, type the name, email address or phone number of the person you want to send the content to. As you type, Messages suggests matching addresses from your Contacts app or from people you’ve previously sent messages to.

   You can also click the Add button to the right of the To field. Select a contact in the list, then click the email address or phone number.

   Note: If you’re restricted to sending and receiving messages with only certain people, an hourglass icon appears next to those people you can’t send messages to.

3. To include a message with the content, enter it in the field below the link. You can use typing suggestions, if available.

4. Click Send.

You can see what others have shared with you in your Messages conversation, or see it later in the corresponding apps:

• Apple TV app: In the Apple TV app on your Mac, click Watch Now, then scroll down to the Shared with You row. See Watch movies and shows shared with you.

• Books: In the Books app on your Mac, click Reading Now in the sidebar, then scroll down to Shared with You. See Share book or audiobook information in Books.

• Finder: In the Finder on your Mac, click Shared in the sidebar. See Use iCloud to share and collaborate on files and folders.

• Freeform (macOS 13.1 or later): In the Freeform app on your Mac, click Shared in the sidebar. See Collaborate on a shared Freeform board.

• News: In the News app on your Mac, click Shared with You in the sidebar. See Read stories shared with you in News.

• Notes: In the Notes app on your Mac, click Shared in the sidebar. See Collaborate on a shared note.

• Photos: In the Photos app on your Mac, click Shared with You in the sidebar. See View photos shared with you in Photos.

• Podcasts: In the Podcasts app on your Mac, click Listen Now in the sidebar, then go to the Shared with You section. See Listen to podcasts shared with you.

• Reminders: In the Reminders app on your Mac, click Shared in the sidebar. See Share a reminder list.

• Safari: In the Safari app on your Mac, click Shared with You in the sidebar. See View links from friends in Safari.

Content shared with you includes a button in the corresponding apps with the name of the person who sent it. You can click the button to continue the conversation about it later, right where you left off.

1. View the content that was shared with you.

   For example, click Listen Now in the Podcasts sidebar, then find the episode in the Shared with You section.

2. Click the From button to the right of the content.

3. Compose an inline reply, then press Return on your keyboard or click the Send button .

If you receive content that is especially interesting and you have Shared with You turned on, you can quickly pin it in Messages and it will be elevated in Shared with You, Messages search and the Details view of the conversation.

1. In the Messages app on your Mac, select a conversation.

2. Control-click the shared content, then choose Pin.

   You can pin content you shared with someone or that someone shared with you.