Get the app
Download the Inkling app
Free, in under a minute, on your phone or computer. Your stories save to your account, so what you write on your phone is waiting on your laptop.
Pick your device
Mac, in SafariSafari 17 or later (macOS Sonoma or newer)
- Open inkling.digital/app in Safari and sign in.
- In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click File, then Add to Dock… (You can also click the Share button in the toolbar and choose Add to Dock.)
- Keep the name Inkling and click Add.
- Inkling now sits in your Dock with its own icon and opens in its own window, away from your browser tabs.
If it asks you to sign in the first time it opens, sign in once and it remembers you. You'll also find it in your Applications folder and in Launchpad. To move it along the Dock, just drag the icon.
Mac, in Chrome or EdgeGoogle Chrome or Microsoft Edge on a Mac
- Open inkling.digital/app and sign in.
- Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar (a small screen with a down arrow) and choose Install. No icon? In Chrome, open the ⋮ menu, then Cast, save, and share, then Install page as app…. In Edge, open the … menu, then Apps, then Install this site as an app.
- Inkling opens in its own window, and its icon appears in the Dock while it's open.
- To keep it there: right-click (or Control-click) the Inkling icon in the Dock, then choose Options, then Keep in Dock.
Closed it and can't find it? It lives in Launchpad, and in your Applications folder under Chrome Apps (or Edge Apps). Open Finder, press Shift-Command-A, and drag Inkling onto the Dock.
iPhone or iPadSafari, or Chrome on iOS 16.4 or newer
- Open inkling.digital/app and sign in.
- Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow pointing up). On newer iPhones it may be under the ··· button first.
- Scroll down and tap Add to Home Screen. If you see Open as Web App, leave it switched on.
- Tap Add. Inkling is now on your home screen and opens full screen, like any other app.
Your stories save to your account, so what you write on your phone is there on your laptop, and the other way round.
Android phone or tabletGoogle Chrome
- Open inkling.digital/app in Chrome and sign in.
- Tap the ⋮ menu in the top corner.
- Tap Install app (on some phones it says Add to home screen), then Install.
- Inkling appears on your home screen and in your app drawer, and opens full screen.
Windows or LinuxGoogle Chrome or Microsoft Edge
- Open inkling.digital/app and sign in.
- Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar and choose Install. (Or Chrome's ⋮ menu, then Cast, save, and share, then Install page as app…; in Edge, …, then Apps, then Install this site as an app.)
- Inkling opens in its own window and is added to your Start menu.
- To keep it handy, right-click its icon in the taskbar and choose Pin to taskbar.
ChromebookChrome
- Open inkling.digital/app and sign in.
- Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar, or the ⋮ menu, then Cast, save, and share, then Install page as app….
- Inkling appears in your launcher. Right-click its icon on the shelf and choose Pin to keep it there.
Not in the App Store or Google Play yet: you install Inkling straight from your browser, for free, in under a minute. Stuck? Write to hello@inkling.digital and tell me what you see. Open Inkling