The last of the big three to get it.
By Stan Schroeder on April 16, 2026
It was about time. Credit: Google
Mac owner? Need even more AI in your life? We’ve got great news for you: Google’s AI assistant Gemini is now available as a dedicated Mac app. If you choose to install the app, it will be available via a keyboard shortcut (Option + Space), which can be handier than opening the Gemini website. But there are other perks to having Gemini living on your desktop. For example, you can share what’s on your screen with Gemini, and have it look at your local files. To do so, you’ll have to give the app access to your Mac’s screen and audio in the Settings. You may want to revoke that access when you’re not using the feature, for privacy and security’s sake.
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Gemini can now look at your screen, if you let it. Credit: Google
Google’s Gemini is a bit late to the party, with both Anthropic’s Claude and OpenAI’s ChatGPT having a dedicated Mac app already. The company says that this launch is “just the beginning.” “We’re building the foundation for a truly personal, proactive and powerful desktop assistant, with more news to share in the coming months,” said Google in a blog post.
The app is freely available to all macOS users, provided you have macOS version 15 and up. You can download it over at http://gemini.google/mac.
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Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He’s got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.