Screen Recording & Async Video
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Winq

Gaze and head tracking focus management for macOS using the built-in camera.

Pricing

$0/mo

Freemium
Score

4.3/5

  1. FreeFree
  2. $6/moStarter / Pro
Last technical review
2026-11-06
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Technical Overview

Winq is a native macOS application designed to focus screens and windows through eye-tracking and head positioning. It uses the Mac's built-in camera to detect where the user is looking, automatically switching focus and positioning the cursor. Basic focus tracking runs locally on the device without sending facial data to the cloud, while advanced AI features operate under paid plans.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Automatic window and screen focusing based on gaze without requiring external hardware.
  • Local on-device processing for basic eye-tracking functions.
  • Semantic search to retrieve previously read content using natural language.

Technical Considerations

  • Available exclusively for macOS 13 or later.
  • Advanced artificial intelligence features require paid subscription plans.

Technical Capabilities & Features

3/7
Not available:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Not available:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Included:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Winq

82/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Excellent
85/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
90/100
Security & Governance
Favorable
75/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Favorable
70/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
90/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Winq

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveLow (Intuitive)

Rapid onboarding for developers without prior training required.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
80%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
70%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
50%
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREEMIUM.

Available plans:

  • Free$0/mo
  • Starter / Pro$6/mo

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Unlimited usage with no expiration
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Winq

Free Tier Limits:

Free forever for core focus functionality with a free Winq account.

Audited Billing Critical Points:
  • Advanced intelligence and presence features require upgrading to paid Starter or Pro tiers.

"Free $0 forever Focus only. Look at a screen and it's yours."

Verified Quote: /pricing
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Winq$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Indie / Solo (1 active user)

Solo developer or independent technical founder.

Base Monthly Cost
$6/month
1 active user
12-Month Investment
$61/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$183total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 5 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM (~$5) + 0.5h DevOps/mes ($20)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$300/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $239/year
Startup (10 active users)

Agile engineering team in validation and early traction stage.

Base Monthly Cost
$60/month
10 active users
12-Month Investment
$612/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$1,836total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 19 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM (~$15) + 2h DevOps/mes ($80)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$1,140/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $528/year
Growth (25 active users)

Scaling company with team governance and granular access control requirements.

Base Monthly Cost
$150/month
25 active users
12-Month Investment
$1,530/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$4,590total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 56 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Cluster VPS 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM (~$45) + 6h DevOps/mes ($240)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$3,420/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $1,890/year
Scaleup (100 active users)

Established organization with enterprise security policies and mandatory SAML/SSO.

Base Monthly Cost
$600/month
100 active users
12-Month Investment
$6,120/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$18,360total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 155 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Infraestructura HA redundante + Backups (~$150) + 16h DevOps/mes ($640)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$9,480/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $3,360/year
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: WinqWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$6/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$1/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$7/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Moderate Risk / Monitor Quota
Base Monthly Rate
$6/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$8/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$14/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$6/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$44/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$50/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$6/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$179/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$185/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Procurement Strategy & Discounts: WinqB2B Negotiation Playbook
Corporate executive level with highest authority to approve budgetary exceptions.
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Fair Market Price & B2B Procurement Benchmark

Non-renewal notice: 30 days before expirationMedian achieved discount: -12%
Public List Price
Custom / Contact
100% baseline
Audited Market Average
-12% median
~88% of list price
Optimized Target Price
-20% target
Max achievable discount (Q4 / multi-year): -20%

Verified Tactical Savings Levers

  • Annual Upfront PrepayUp to -15%

    Consolidated discount for upfront annual billing versus monthly rate.

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Compliance & Security Standards: Winq

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDNot reported
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActDPA On Request
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
No SSO Documented
Data Residency
USSELF_HOSTEDAWS
AI Privacy Policy
Opt-out available
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: WinqJSON
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
JSON
Password Hash Portability
Locked: Proprietary Algorithm / No Export

Credential hashes are guarded under proprietary algorithms and cannot be exported.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
killall Winq
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Al ser una aplicación de escritorio centrada en la interacción de la interfaz y el enfoque visual, no requiere exportación masiva de bases de datos para su baja.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: WinqDocker
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageTypeScript / Go / Rust
Code LicenseOpen Source
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name winq -p 8080:8080 winq:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Winq

80/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Automatic window and screen focusing based on gaze without requiring external hardware.
  • Local on-device processing for basic eye-tracking functions.
  • Semantic search to retrieve previously read content using natural language.

Reported Production Frictions

  • Available exclusively for macOS 13 or later.
  • Advanced artificial intelligence features require paid subscription plans.
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:Self-Service in Dashboard

Cancellation flow is autonomous via billing portal or subscription settings.

Open source repository activity: Winq0
Stars, forks and release cadence
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Stars0
Forks0
Open Issues0
SPDX LicenseOpen Source
Latest Commit DetectedNov 5, 2026

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Winq)

How does Winq protect facial data privacy?

All eye-tracking processing for focus is performed locally on the Mac, ensuring that no video or facial data leaves the device during basic operation.

What hardware requirements are needed to use Winq?

A Mac computer running macOS 13 or later with Apple Silicon or Intel is required, utilizing the standard built-in camera without any special sensors.

What features are included in the permanent free tier?

The free tier includes gaze-based focus on screens and windows indefinitely, requiring only a free user account to operate.

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