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Perplexity AI Now on Your Mac Desktop
8 May
Summary
- Perplexity's Personal Computer app is now available for all Mac users.
- It allows AI agents access to local files and applications on your device.
- The app aims to provide a safer local AI agent environment than alternatives.
Perplexity's Personal Computer, a desktop application designed to bring AI capabilities to local devices, is now available for all Mac users. This expansion of Perplexity's digital worker allows AI agents to interact with local files, native applications, and the web, facilitating personal, multi-step workflows directly on the user's Mac.
The goal is to tap into the growing market for local AI agents, offering a potentially safer alternative to existing solutions. Perplexity's Personal Computer was previously limited to select subscribers and required a waitlist, but is now broadly accessible. The application supports orchestrating tools, using over 400 connectors, and personal context within a secure server environment.
This new Mac app, which also allows remote access from an iPhone, can automate tasks like comparing files across different applications or drafting content by pulling notes from one app to another. Perplexity plans to deprecate its older Mac app in the coming weeks to focus development on this new Personal Computer application.
