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Perplexity
Personal Computer
Perplexity's desktop app for Mac and Windows, built around Computer. It can read and write your local files, control other apps (Mac only for now), and run continuously on a Mac mini.
Which capability it is
- Working on files on your own computer (Local-files working surface)
The same thing at other vendors
Gemini
Gemini app on Mac — local files per the June 30, 2026 release note
Microsoft Copilot
None — Cowork works on OneDrive and SharePoint
Grok
Grok Build (terminal)
Mistral Vibe
Vibe Code (CLI)
Details
- Status
- not labelled. Available on macOS 15+ and Windows 10/11; control of installed apps is "not yet available on Windows".
- Where you find it
- perplexity.ai/personal-computer (Mac); Microsoft Store or Perplexity download page (Windows)
- Part of
- Perplexity desktop app
- Plans
- Windows: Pro, Max and Enterprise. Perplexity's blog post "Personal Computer is now available on Windows" (Jul 28, 2026) says it "is available now for Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers on Windows 10 and 11". Mac plans aren't stated. Local models are "available to Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers".
- Admin must turn it on?
- For managed accounts, an administrator controls whether models can run on the device.
Learn
Where we teach it
Build the small thing yourself: turn a spreadsheet or an export into something a colleague uses the next day. It's in the longer class.