Gemini is now a native macOS app, making it faster and better integrated than ever before

Date:
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Google has launched a native Gemini app for macOS, bringing its AI chatbot to the desktop with screen sharing, quick access shortcuts, and built-in image and video generation.

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The new native app means Gemini now joins both Claude and ChatGPT , which already have macOS apps on the Mac App Store. Gemini is free to use, but
while the free limits are quite generous, especially for image generation, youll need to subscribe to Googles AI Pro or Ultra packages if you need more access. What it can do more integrated than ever before Using Gemini as an app offers several key advantages for Mac users over using it in a browser. For a start, you can now share anything on your screen with Gemini, including local files, and get help with exactly what youre looking at. Article continues below You may like Google releases Gemini Enterprise mobile apps to bring AI to all your key work tasks Google just upgraded Gemini again to 3.1 Pro 'We are reimagining how people create content': Your Google Workspace
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For example, if you are reviewing a complex document, you can simply share your window and ask, What are the three biggest takeaways here? and it will give you an answer based on whats on your screen.

Theres also a new keyboard shortcut Option + Space that you can use to instantly bring up Gemini. Its a much faster way to access the chatbot
without switching tabs or digging through open windows. (Image credit:
Google) Nano Banana image generation included Gemini offers strong image creation abilities with Googles Nano Banana image generation engine, and it can also create AI-generated videos thanks to Googles Veo 3.1 being built in.

You can download the new Gemini app now from the Mac App Store, where its available to all users aged over 13 years, or from Google . A Google account and macOS 15 or greater is required. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals,
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