Download WINK

Free. Pick your platform.

WINK for Windows –□✕

Windows 10 or later

Download for Windows

WINK-Setup.exe

WINK for Mac –□✕

macOS 12 or later, Apple Silicon & Intel

Download for Mac

WINK.dmg

Current version: …

What's new

1.1.22

  • Send and receive files and images in chat — images show as a tappable inline preview, other files as a downloadable chip

1.1.21

  • Windows: fixed a freeze/crash when changing your profile picture while a chat window is open

1.1.20

  • Messaging reliability improvements: simplified message delivery across the board

1.1.15

  • Windows: fixed the emoticon-upload freeze for good
  • A contact's new profile picture now shows up live, not just after restart

1.1.14

  • Get a notification when a contact comes online, and now also when they go offline

1.1.13

  • Windows: fixed a freeze after picking a file for a custom emoticon or profile picture

1.1.12

  • Contacts whose app crashed or lost power now correctly show offline within seconds

1.1.11

  • Fixed the app icon showing as a plain square instead of properly rounded on some Macs

1.1.10

  • Custom emoticons a friend adds now show up live, no reopen needed

1.1.9

  • Small cosmetic fix in the buddy list's name/status separator

1.1.8

  • Fixed chat history going blank after the app runs for a while, no more restarting needed

1.1.7

  • Nudge no longer shakes your own window when you send one, only your friend's

1.1.6

  • Nudge actually sends now: it was silently failing every time on every platform

1.1.5

  • Notification banners show the sender's real profile picture

1.1.4

  • Mac: quitting via Cmd+Q or the Dock now correctly shows you as offline
  • Avatar upload no longer hangs silently on a slow connection

1.1.3

  • Windows: tray icon's right-click menu (and Quit) works again
  • Going offline when you quit is more reliable

1.1.2

  • Group renames now update live for every member
  • Nudges buzz on both sides and pop up a notification when no chat window is open
  • Drag-and-drop install on Mac; single-instance guard on Windows
  • Faster, freeze-free sign-out when switching profiles

1.1.1

  • Group chats work with members who aren't direct contacts
  • Add, remove and rename group members (creator tools)
  • Profile pictures in the buddy list, online status on sign-in
  • Notification banners open the chat; typing keeps its focus
  • Launch at login on Windows

1.1.0

  • First public release: buddy list, chats, group chats with read receipts and typing indicators, Winks, custom emoticons, away auto-replies, nudges