Perplexity AI app for macOS now available on the Mac App Store [Video]

After teasing a native app for macOS last month, Perplexity AI on Thursday officially launched a version of its app for the Mac. Users can now interact with the platform more easily without having to rely on the web version.

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.

Perplexity had confirmed the launch of a native Mac app for October 15, but the launch ended up being postponed. Now Perplexity for macOS is finally available for download.

With the 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. “Perplexity—Where Knowledge Begins. The answers you need—right at your fingertips. Cut …