Comparison - Web browser

Winy vs Google Chrome

Chrome is where you browse; Winy is where the pages you are working with sit next to everything else.

Google Chrome is a free web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebooks and phones, with tab groups, vertical tabs, split view, sync across devices and Gemini built in.

Winy is a native app for Mac, iPad and iPhone that gives your work one infinite board, where a web page can sit as a live card beside terminals, notes, Pencil ink, images and agents.

Chrome stays your browser; the difference is that a page in Chrome lives in a tab strip, while a page on a Winy board lives next to the notes and agents you are using it with.

At a glance

Question	Winy	Google Chrome
What it is	One infinite board for all your work	A web browser
Platforms	Mac, iPad and iPhone	Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebooks, phones and tablets
Price	Early access waitlist; no public pricing	Free
How pages are organized	Cards placed anywhere on a board	Tabs, tab groups, vertical tabs and split view
Next to a page	Terminals, notes, ink, images and agents	Other tabs
AI	Claude Code, Codex and other CLI agents as live cards	Gemini in Chrome; auto browse for some subscribers
Sync	The same board on Mac, iPad and iPhone	Sign in to sync bookmarks and passwords

Which one is for you

Choose Google Chrome if

You need a full browser for everyday web use, extensions and accounts.
You want Gemini to help with what is in your tabs.
You use Windows, Linux or a Chromebook, or want your bookmarks and passwords on every device.

Choose Winy if

You keep a docs page, a terminal and your notes open together and want them on one board instead of across tabs and windows.
You want to sketch over a page with the Pencil while you read it.
You want the agents working on a task to sit right next to the pages and notes for that task.
You want to leave a board and come back to everything exactly where you put it, on Mac, iPad or iPhone.

Using both

Keep Chrome as your browser for the open web. In Winy, the pages that belong to a piece of work go on the board next to its terminals, notes and agents, so the work lives in one place instead of a row of tabs.

Questions

Is Winy a web browser?

No. Winy can put a live web page on the board, but it is a board for all your work, not a replacement for Chrome. Keep Chrome for everyday browsing.

Winy vs a browser: what is the difference?

A browser organizes pages as tabs. Winy organizes your work as a board, where a page is one card next to the terminals, notes, ink and agents you use with it.

Is Google Chrome free?

Yes. Google offers Chrome as a free download for Windows, Mac and Linux, and it comes on Chromebooks.

Is Winy an operating system?

No. Winy is an app for macOS, iPadOS and iOS. It runs on top of your operating system and becomes the place you work.

Is Winy available now?

Winy is in early access. You can join the waitlist on winy.ai.

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