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Gist: News In 60 Words on Windows Pc

Developed By: Smelter

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: August 04, 2026

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	0.1.0
Size	1 MB
Release Date	August 03, 26
Category	News & Magazines Apps
What's New: Adds the daily quiz prompt, which never appeared before: it now shows up once you have read a few cards, instead of only from the next app launch.Also carries... [see more]
Description from Developer: Gist turns the day's US news into a deck of short, swipeable cards — a ~60-word neutral summary, the outlet's name, and a one-tap link to the full story. No account, no sig... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Gist: News In 60 Words and install on Windows PC. Gist: News In 60 Words is free News & Magazines app, developed by Smelter. Latest version of Gist: News In 60 Words is 0.1.0, was released on 2026-08-03 (updated on 2026-08-04). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10. Overall rating of Gist: News In 60 Words is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 0 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Gist: News In 60 Words on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Gist: News In 60 Words on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Gist: News In 60 Words on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Gist: News In 60 Words using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Gist: News In 60 Words" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Gist: News In 60 Words on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Gist: News In 60 Words" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 0.1.0.

Download Gist: News In 60 Words 0.1.0 on Windows PC – 1 MB

Gist turns the day's US news into a deck of short, swipeable cards — a ~60-word neutral summary, the outlet's name, and a one-tap link to the full story. No account, no sign-in: open it and start reading.

Built for time-poor readers who want to catch up in a few minutes — no clickbait, no spin, no emotional headlines. Swipe through an endless deck drawn from multiple reputable US outlets, switch sections with the tabs up top, and tap "Read full story" whenever you want the original reporting.

What you get:
• 60-word neutral summaries — every card sourced, with a link back to the outlet
• A full-screen card deck you move through with one thumb
• Your sections — World, Business, Technology, Sports, Science, Health, Finance, Fashion, plus trending topics
• Daily Briefing — a short, finite set of today's stories; read to the end and you're caught up
• Daily news quiz — test yourself on the stories you actually read, and share your score
• Reading streak — grows every day you catch up (finish your briefing or read ten cards)
• Offline reading — cards you've already loaded stay readable, images and all, with no connection
• Bookmark & share — save any card, or share it as a clean branded Gist card image
• Full-text search across recent headlines and summaries
• Optional once-a-day reminder when your briefing is ready
• Dark mode that follows your system theme

A quick first-run setup lets you pick a few starting sections, then gets out of the way — there is no login wall.

What Gist does not do: it does not reproduce article text — summaries are short neutral paraphrase, and the source name and outbound link are always shown so credit goes to the original outlet. It does not ask you to log in. News is US-region for now. Supported by non-intrusive ads; ad personalisation uses Google AdMob, which may use device identifiers per Google's Privacy Policy.

Privacy: Gist collects no personal data and has no account system. Your bookmarks, read history, chosen sections, theme, reading streak, daily-quiz progress, and reminder time are stored only on your device, and recently-viewed stories are cached on your device so you can read them offline. The app reads news cards from a public, read-only service. Card images are loaded directly from the news outlets' own servers, so those outlets may see your device's IP address when an image loads — standard for any app that shows web images. Gist is a news-reading tool and does not provide medical, financial, or legal advice.

Adds the daily quiz prompt, which never appeared before: it now shows up once you have read a few cards, instead of only from the next app launch.

Also carries the previous release fixes: smaller splash icon corrected, download size cut by a third, consistent card text, and smoother category swiping.