June 25th, 2024

OpenAI releases ChatGPT on your desktop for macOS

OpenAI released ChatGPT for macOS, enabling desktop users to chat about various topics, access features like screenshots and file sharing, and enhance productivity. The app plans to expand to Windows.

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OpenAI releases ChatGPT on your desktop for macOS

OpenAI has released ChatGPT for desktop, now available on macOS. The desktop version allows users to chat about email, screenshots, files, and anything on their screen. It seamlessly integrates with daily tasks, offering faster access to ChatGPT with a simple shortcut. Users can take screenshots, upload files, ask questions, share images, and search conversations directly from their desktop. The desktop app is currently exclusive to macOS 14+ with Apple Silicon, with plans to expand to Windows later in the year. Additionally, users can engage in conversations, practice languages, and access more features by tapping the headphone icon. OpenAI's ChatGPT aims to enhance productivity and communication for individuals, teams, and enterprises. The platform also offers API access, detailed documentation, and various pricing options for different user needs.

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By @Moncefmd - 4 months
The product works pretty well and already feels more natural to use than the web UI of ChatGPT.

This landing page is a bit barebones for my taste though. I would've loved to know about what data gets locally processed, privacy assurance, and what gets sent to OpenAI. A lot of bad things can be implied from the two three sentences like: "Chat about email, screenshots, files, and anything on your screen."

By @jameshart - 4 months
Seems a little opportunistic. Trying to get ahead of the Apple Intelligence launch and capture some market share (and data) before the door closes and they wind up trapped as a feature within apple’s walled AI garden?

Cynically, a nonzero number of people will probably download and install this thinking it’s the way you install the OpenAI collaboration Apple announced recently…

By @FractalHQ - 4 months
The app is… fine I guess. I would have preferred a web view because this is just the web app with less features. Unlike the browser, this native app isn’t easily extended / customized.

If native app means I get an uglier ui with less features that I can’t easily hack on, why would I ever want that?

I will never understand the glorification of native apps.

By @radicality - 4 months
So what is new now? I remember this was available right after the ChatGPT4o livestream and I downloaded it then.
By @nicce - 4 months
Hopefully it is native application rather than another Webview or Electron-based. There are already good ones.
By @threatofrain - 4 months
Too late. The market is already moving towards a chat GUI that can integrate with many models and API's. Strange how OpenAI was so slow on this.
By @yandie - 4 months
This explains the Multi acquisition.
By @darkteflon - 4 months
Sonoma-only, unfortunately.
By @pizza - 4 months
Not on Intel Macs