Back in March we announced the development of our browser-free, full-screen Desktop App for Windows. Well, the wait is over and the application is ready to download today!
Click here to get Webkinz Desktop App for Windows.
Once the download completes, run the installer and you’ll get the new app with an icon on your desktop. Our app automatically updates itself, so you’ll always have the latest and greatest version – no more downloads needed!
Again, this version is for Windows computers only, but we’re happy to announce that the Mac version is going very well and we expect it to be in release state much sooner than first planned! Stay tuned. Also, as a reminder, this application does require the Flash player to remain on your computer, but if you’re playing Webkinz on your PC now, you already have Flash and nothing needs to change.
Finally we’d like to put out a special thanks to all of the Webkinz players who helped us beta test our Desktop App. With your input we’ve created the best, most secure way to play Webkinz ever!
Have fun and let us know below what you think of the new app! We love reading your feedback.
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Have questions about the Webkinz Desktop App? Check out our earlier special report answering your questions here.
This was SO easy to do! Thank you!!! I LOVE it and am pleasantly surprised at how simple it is to use. I am also very happy that I can still alt-tab to toggle through other open windows without the desktop app booting me out of the game! Thank you again!!!
It’s wonderful isn’t it :) and you can even use your windows key on your keyboard to do the same thing! Yay
Every time I click on the icon the agreement comes up and I have to click on agre and then it downloads. I thought I could click on the icon and the WW log in would come up. Why does this happen every time? why does’nt it go to the log in page?
Sometimes you need to click where it downloaded to complete the process
is there going to be a windowed mode of this soon? because the one in the browser is windowed and its easier to do other things at the same time..i also worries about how much my computer can take. the browser version of
webkinz is already slow, and i have the fastest internet possible for me!
Earlier I had issues with getting the app to download on my desktop. I had Avast on my computer to check for viruses. I decided to uninstall Avast and see if that helped. It did! Webkinz downloaded to my desktop with no problems. Even though I already had Adobe Flash full version, I reinstalled it just to be sure I had the newest version. Everything on Webkinz Desktop seems to be working perfectly for me. Webkinz looks GREAT on my Desktop! So far, I’m loving this! Thank you, Ganz/WebKinz Team. Please hurry and get the MAC version finished for my friends that use MAC computers! :-)
Yay!!!!
you are so thoughtful to think of us :D
Thanks @ Party_Scout I still don’t like the full screen view. Perhaps that can change in the future.
I wish it wasn’t full screen. But good job, thanks!
I LOVE the full screen, but it would be nice if we could shrink it down like you do with files on the desktop. But, I have some Big Fish Games that I play on desktop and you can’t shrink them down, or make the screen smaller, either. I’m just happy with Webkinz being on our desktops now! :-)
Does the desktop app require an internet connection still, or can it work without internet?
An internet connection is required.
BRAVO!!!!!!!! Love it. I have a touch screen laptop so this just makes it even better. Looking forward to the Mac version for when the laptop is shut down for the night!! You guys ROCK!!!!!!!! <3
So we can still play the ‘real’ way, I see — just logged in. Whew, what a huge relief!!! Will someone from the team please tell us how long those of us who only have chromebook have left to live — erm, play before our accounts are dead in the water here? How long before webkinz is only desktop? For one, I have several deluxe accounts and if I am about to be locked out of those for the rest of the memberships, I need to know. (And yes, I am overwhelmingly angry at this prospect. And no, a new computer is not in any immediate future for me.)
That is entirely dependent on when the browsers pull their Flash plugin support. We have no control over that timetable.
I have a large screen and I really dislike the Full Screen only presentation. it screams in your face. Also, I can’t work on anything else at the same time.
Click the windows key on your keyboard :) you should be able to go between the game and your other browsers ;)
Can you see both at once? I haven’t tried yet.
Thank you but that does not help the full screen issue