OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its ChatGPT app for macOS, including assist for Apple Notes and a variety of fashionable third-party apps. The replace builds on final month’s launch that launched the flexibility to learn on-screen content material from choose Mac apps.
This growth ought to broaden ChatGPT’s utility for each informal customers and builders utilizing macOS, because the AI assistant can now work together with content material in Apple Notes, Notion, and Quip, alongside quite a few growth environments together with BBEdit, Android Studio, and varied JetBrains IDEs.
For builders, the replace additionally provides assist for added IDEs together with VSCode forks (VSCodium, Cursor, WindSurf) and terminal apps like Prompt and Warp. The AI can analyze code from a number of apps concurrently, providing solutions for enhancements with out guide copy-pasting.
OpenAI says that customers preserve full management over which apps ChatGPT can entry, and all knowledge dealing with follows the identical OpenAI privateness protocols because the app’s common dialog historical past. The expanded app integration characteristic stays unique to paid subscribers, together with ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, and Edu customers.
To get ChatGPT working with apps, allow the Work with Apps possibility in ChatGPT ➝ Settings and permit the mandatory permissions by way of Manage Apps. Then you’ll be able to entry ChatGPT inside supported apps within the following method:
- With ChatGPT open, open a supported app (reminiscent of Apple Notes).
- Press Option + Shift + 1 to invoke the ChatGPT bar.
- Type queries or use superior voice mode for hands-free interplay.
The superior voice mode is particularly helpful on this context, because it permits you to communicate handsfree to ChatGPT and get solutions or modifications to your on-screen content material. OpenAI lately demonstrated the characteristic utilizing a vacation occasion planning situation, the place ChatGPT offered track suggestions and occasion concepts utilizing a Santa voice persona.
The ChatGPT app for macOS is out there for obtain from OpenAI’s web site.
