The Wire app allows users to exchange end-to-end encrypted instant messages, as well as make voice and video calls.

[1] The software is available for the iOS, Android, macOS, Linux and Windows operating systems[5] and WebRTC-compatible web browsers.

[9] Wire Swiss GmbH was founded in Fall 2012 by Jonathan Christensen, Alan Duric and Priidu Zilmer, who previously worked at Skype and Microsoft.

[23] On September 19, 2017, the company announced that they had finished open sourcing the server code, licensed under the AGPL.

[28] A stereo feature places participants in "virtual space" so that users can differentiate voice directionality.

The application supports the exchange of animated GIFs up to 5MB through a media integration with a company called Giphy.

[34] It offers the administration of team members: Adding and removing people, assigning roles, and inviting guests to specific chats.

[3] According to an article published by Reuters, Wire Swiss has not disclosed how much funding it has received, and in March 2016, it had yet to discover a sustainable business model.

[3] Wire Executive Chairman Janus Friis told Bloomberg that the company will "never create an advertising-based business model", but "might charge for certain premium services in the future".

[1] In July 2017, Wire Swiss announced the beta version of an end-to-end encrypted team messaging platform.

[37] In October 2017, Wire officially released the team messaging platform as a subscription based communication solution for small businesses.