Waypoint Realms for Windows

The Waypoint Realms desktop app is the whole site in its own window, with a few things a browser tab can't do: it keeps running in the system tray when you close it, shows your unread count on the taskbar, pops pages out into their own windows, opens search from anywhere, and saves downloads to a real folder. Everything else — your Circles, sessions, messages and Realms — is exactly what you see on the web.

Install it

1. Download

   Get the installer from waypointrealms.com/apps. It needs Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit) and installs just for you, without administrator rights.

2. Run the installer

   Open the downloaded file. If Windows shows Windows protected your PC, choose More info and check the publisher reads Waypoint Realms LLC before choosing Run anyway. New apps see this until enough people have installed them; if the publisher is anything else, don't run it.

3. Sign in

   Sign in with your email and password in the app, or choose Google, Apple, Discord or another account. Those open in your usual browser — sign in there, choose Open Waypoint Realms, and the app signs you in.

The tray

Closing the window keeps Waypoint Realms running in the system tray, so notifications still arrive. Click the tray icon to bring the window back. Right-click it for your unread count, your next games, search, your downloads folder and Quit. If you'd rather closing the window quit the app, untick Keep running when the window is closed in that menu.

Search from anywhere

Press Ctrl+Shift+Space in any app to jump to Waypoint Realms search. You can turn the shortcut off in the tray menu; it also tells you there if another app is already using it.

Downloads

Character sheets, patterns, calendar files and other exports are saved to Downloads\Waypoint Realms. A notification appears when each one finishes, with Show in folder. For your safety the app never downloads programs.

Updates

The app keeps itself up to date. When a new version is ready you'll get a notification and a Restart to update item in the tray menu — nothing restarts in the middle of your game until you choose to. You can also pick Check for updates from the tray at any time.