Perplexity announces native Mac app coming in October

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Perplexity announces native Mac app coming in October

Following the release of the ChatGPT app for macOS earlier this year, Perplexity AI has now announced that it will soon be launching its own app for Mac as well. But unlike ChatGPT for macOS, Perplexity will be available for download on the Mac App Store.

Perplexity app coming to the Mac

For those unfamiliar, Perplexity is a generative AI-based conversational and search tool that uses its own large language models (LLMs), similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The platform was founded in 2022 and stands out for providing precise answers and better summarizing web content. Users can even choose the sources where Perplexity will search.

As noted by Parker Ortolani on Threads, Perplexity has confirmed the launch of its new native Mac app with a landing page on the Mac App Store. Users can pre-save and enable notifications to download the app when it becomes available on October 15.

“Perplexity is coming to Mac. Pre-order it now. Perplexity—Where Knowledge Begins. The answers you need—right at your fingertips. Cut through the all the noise and get straight to credible, up-to-date answers. Now on Mac,” the app description reads.

With the native Mac app, users will find features such as Pro Search with voice or text input, Thread Follow-Up to keep conversations going, source tracking, history search, and more.

The Perplexity app for macOS will be free to download, but users will have the option of subscribing to Perplexity Pro. There’s also an iOS version of the app available on the App Store.