Pinger Desktop for Windows

Name: Pinger Desktop
Rating: 2.8 (4 reviews)
Author: Pinger

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

Pinger Desktop offers free unlimited SMS messaging to US phones from your computer. It provides a real US phone number, enabling free texting and inbound messages without international fees.

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Pros
- Send unlimited free SMS to US phones
- Receive a dedicated US phone number
- Inbound messages free for US contacts
- Cross-country messaging to over 200 countries
- Works anywhere with internet access
Cons
- Service is ad-supported
- Ads appear from time to time

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: September 12, 2013

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 1.4.1.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 7

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 28,033

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

2.8/5

4 User Votes

EXCELLENT APP! The 1 star review was written by amateur
GremmPaltakinFebruary 11, 2015
Pros
Desktop version of the popular Textfree/Pinger app. Works great with account you created on iPod etc or you can create new.
Cons
No cons whatsoever. Thanks Pinger for creating a desktop version!
Summary
Desktop version of the popular Textfree/Pinger app, works great.
Cannot Create Account
mannyd01November 22, 2014
Pros
No pro's yet since I cannot create an account yet
Cons
Cannot create account. I get "Sorry... looks like something went wrong. Please try again". I've tried for days and tried different names, passwords, emails, etc.
Summary
Try it, you might have better luck!
Great idea, doesn't work
TheTroubledPAtriotOctober 31, 2014
Pros
Works great for 3 days. Can send and receive texts freely.
Cons
You'll get a verification message and the link does not work. You'll still be able to receive texts, but can't send them. Customer support is non-existent. Sure, they have forms and links for you to use to ask for help, but they never reply.
Summary
Great initial idea, horrible realization and support. Not worth the frustration, IMO.

Developer’s Description

By Pinger

Send SMS from your PC to any phone in over 35 countries.

Pinger Desktop lets you send free unlimited SMS to any phone in the USA from your computer. With Pinger Desktop you get a real USA phone number for your computer. Just download Pinger Desktop to your computer. When you first sign up, select "United States" as your home country and provide a zip code. Than select a real USA phone number and start texting for free to any mobile phone number in the USA. Your friends and family in the USA can send SMS to your USA phone number without paying international fees.

You can also message anyone else on Pinger in over 200 countries. Pinger works anywhere in the world where you have Internet access. The service is ad-supported, so you will see ads from time to time. Best of all, it's free.

Pinger Desktop for Windows

Editors’ Review

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