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Wurding for Windows.

The same five neighborhoods, now in one window. No browser needed. It all runs on your machine.
This is a beta release.

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Working with Windows SmartScreen

This is a beta release — an early version we’re still testing. It is not digitally signed yet. So it’s treated as an unknown app, and Windows SmartScreen warns you before it installs. That’s normal for a beta app. Follow the steps below to continue.

The beta holds all the same functions and features as the Chrome extension.

Installation steps

  1. Download Wurding for Windows (beta). The file is called Wurding-Setup.exe.
  2. If you downloaded it with Microsoft Edge, it may flag the file with a warning, since it isn’t yet widely downloaded. This is just a warning — no action needs to be taken.Microsoft Edge's download warning
  3. Run the downloaded file. Windows shows a screen titled Windows protected your PC.
    Click More info.The “Windows protected your PC” warning
  4. Click Run anyway. You only see this once.“More info” showing the “Run anyway” button
  5. Setup then runs like any other application. Install it into any folder you like - it requires only 36MB of disk space. That folder holds the dictionary and your settings.

Your first run

Wurding opens in a small window. It stays on top of your other windows, so it can sit beside your draft. It never steals your focus or breaks your flow. The right word is there when you want it.

You can change how the Wurding window behaves. Open the settings menu in the top right corner, and adjust as needed.

The settings menu

The help menu

New to Wurding? The help menu explains all five neighborhoods, and how to get the most from each one.

The help menu

Wurding Pro

Wurding itself is free to use — including definitions on click and each word’s age (when known). Pro gives you the rest of the book: more than double the words, up to fifteen neighbors on each axis, and a list of saved favorites. Pro costs $7 a month, or $60 a year.

Pro results in the app

Pro needs an account. There is no password to set or lose. You sign in with a link sent to your email.

Sign Up for Pro

Signing in for Pro

  1. In the app, open the My Account menu and click Sign In. Your browser opens to the sign-in page.The My Account menu, with Sign In highlighted
  2. Type your email. We send you a link.
  3. Open that link in the same browser. This part matters. The link only works in the browser that asked for it.
  4. The site then shows a button: Open Wurding for Windows. Click it.The site's page showing the Open Wurding for Windows button
  5. Windows asks if you want to open the app. Allow it. Wurding signs you in, and your Pro words appear at once.Windows' confirmation prompt to open Wurding for Windows

System requirements

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
  • Storage: approximately 36 MB of available disk space
  • Account: not required for installation; only needed to sign in for Pro
  • Connectivity: fully functional offline, consistent with the browser edition

Looking for the browser edition instead? See Wurding for Chrome, or read what each plan holds.