A rapid low-fidelity UI wireframing tool that reproduces the experience of sketching on a notepad or whiteboard, but using a computer.
Balsamiq Wireframes is a rapid low-fidelity UI wireframing tool that reproduces the experience of sketching on a notepad or whiteboard, but using a computer.
It really forces you to focus on structure and content, avoiding lengthy discussions about colors and details that should come later in the process.
Wireframes is FAST: you will generate more ideas, so you can throw out the bad ones and discover the best solutions.
Hello friends of Balsamiq!
We just did a Balsamiq release.
- Windows and Mac: Give a better error when trying to open files downloaded from Balsamiq Cloud (which are no longer compatible with Desktop. You can still upload your BMPR to Cloud though.)
| Publisher | Balsamiq |
|---|---|
| Author | Balsamiq SRL |
| Version | 4.8.6 |
| Release date | 2025-10-14 |
| License | Proprietary |
| Installer type | inno |
| Architecture | x86, x64 |
| Package ID | Balsamiq.Wireframes |
| Admin rights | Required |
| Install scope | Current user |
winget install --id=Balsamiq.Wireframes -ewinget upgrade --id=Balsamiq.Wireframes -ewinget uninstall --id=Balsamiq.Wireframes -e"Balsamiq_Wireframes_4.8.6_x64_Setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /CURRENTUSERHello friends of Balsamiq!
We just did a Balsamiq release.
- Windows: The MSI installer now supports installing Balsamiq Wireframes in the users program folder.
- Windows and Mac: We updated several dependencies to address weaknesses in them.
Hello friends of Balsamiq!
We just did a Balsamiq Wireframes release.
- Windows: We updated the developer certificate.
- Windows: We updated several dependencies to address weaknesses in them.
Balsamiq Wireframes is proprietary software from Balsamiq. Check the publisher's license terms for pricing and usage rights.
The latest version is 4.8.6, released on Oct 14, 2025.
The download button links to the official installer published on build_archives.s3.amazonaws.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 5e290c98792fdf7eaa9235b9757c4a9e16e5c5a660427f03e9d9f361a8fd53a3.
Balsamiq Wireframes runs on Windows and is available for 32-bit (x86), 64-bit (x64) systems.
Run the offline installer with "Balsamiq_Wireframes_4.8.6_x64_Setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP- /CURRENTUSER, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=Balsamiq.Wireframes -e --silent.
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Balsamiq Wireframes and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Balsamiq.Wireframes -e.
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