Blink Support
How to get started, answers to common questions, and how to reach us.
Getting started
Open Blink. It lives in the menu bar, not the Dock. The first time, a welcome guide suggests a shortcut (⌃⌥Space, or ⌥Space if those keys are taken) and a starting layout, and lets you try it out.
Hold the shortcut to see your board over any app, even full-screen ones. Let go and it’s gone.
Tap the shortcut once to pin the board. Now you can click, scroll, type and sign in. Press esc, tap the shortcut again or click outside the tiles to close it.
Set up your board while it’s pinned: Add (⌘N) puts web pages, widgets and PDFs on it, Edit layout (E) moves and resizes tiles, and ⌘R refreshes every page.
Click the menu bar icon for Pin Board, Add to Board…, Edit Layout…, Settings… and Quit Blink.
Common questions
The shortcut doesn’t open Blink
Another app or macOS may use the same keys. On a Mac with more than one input source, macOS uses ⌃⌥Space to switch between them, so Blink can’t use it too.
To pick another shortcut, click the Blink icon in the menu bar, choose Settings… and open Shortcut. Click the shortcut next to Show Blink and press the new keys. Blink tells you if they’re already taken.
A page asks me to sign in
Pin the board, then sign in inside the tile as you would in a browser. Blink keeps the session on your Mac, so you stay signed in for as long as the site allows. To sign out of every page, open Settings › General and click Clear… next to Website data.
Calendar or Reminders show nothing
Blink needs your permission to read them. Pin the board and click Continue on the tile. If access was turned down earlier, open System Settings › Privacy & Security › Calendars (or Reminders) and turn Blink on.
How does the free trial work?
Blink is a free download. Start the 7-day trial from the welcome guide, the board, or Settings › About; the App Store asks you to confirm and it costs nothing. Every feature works during the trial. After 7 days the board can’t be used until you buy Blink once. Your boards are kept, and nothing renews or charges you automatically.
I bought Blink. How do I use it on another Mac?
Your purchase belongs to your Apple Account. Install Blink from the Mac App Store on the other Mac; it usually unlocks by itself. If it doesn’t, open Settings › About and click Restore Purchase.
How do I change the language?
Blink follows your Mac’s language: English, German, Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese. To pick another, open Settings › General, choose it next to Language, then click Reopen Blink.
How do I remove Blink?
Turn off Open Blink at login in Settings › General if it’s on, choose Quit Blink from the menu bar icon, and drag Blink from Applications to the Trash. Your boards stay on your Mac in case you reinstall. To remove them too, choose Go › Go to Folder… in Finder, enter ~/Library/Containers and move the folder named Blink to the Trash. Your purchase stays with your Apple Account.
Still need help?
Email us. It helps to include your Blink version (Settings › About) and your macOS version.