When you’re cranking away on the computer, stopping to answer a text message can be an annoying interruption. Yes, it’s very much the definition of a first-world problem, but that doesn’t mean it’s not something worth solving. The fix is to use a service that syncs your text messages with your PC. This way you can get the message, type a response, and get back to what you were doing. There is no native Android solution, but here are four rather solid options.

None are perfect, but here are four of the most reliable options for keeping you connected to your Android phone’s text messages from the desktop. MightyText was born with this very problem in mind. It does an admirable job at doing exactly what you need in this respect—syncing up your texts into a web client that you can then use to message.

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You need to install the Android app and give the requisite permissions to access your messages and phone calls (MightyText can also dial out). The interface is pretty easy to use, with some theme customizations available.

You can use the or grab a for continued access. Greenbot MightyText handles message sync well, although the service has bigger ambitions beyond texting. There are definitely some quirks.

When you first sync up your messages, those that you’ve archived with Android Messages will also appear in your list (you can delete them from MightyText). You can send GIFs, but the recipient will get them as a link instead of embedded with the message. Greenbot MightyText can even dial out if you want to expand the feature set beyond just texting. And as with much of life, not everything is free. A $5 per month (or $60 per year) pro plan gets you beyond the 250 message limit per month, and offers other advanced features like notification mirroring and the ability to save and schedule drafts.

AirDroid One of the original apps to mirror your phone to the desktop, remains a solid option for keeping your texts in sync across your desktop and phone. Greenbot AirDroid puts all your messages inside of a web or desktop app. When you grab the and create an account, you’ll be able to sync up not just those messages but other notifications that come from your phone. There’s a desktop app for Windows, Mac, and Chrome that puts your messages and links to other content from your phone at the ready. A word of caution on the Windows version: during installation there’s an offer to install a rather spammy search extension into Chrome. It’s an unnecessary piece of software that will force you to re-enable Google as the default search in Chrome. Manage my microsoft office subscription. Just avoid it.