Perplexity Makes Its Personal Computer AI Agent Available to All Mac Users

Perplexity announced on Thursday that its Personal Computer product is now available to all Mac users via its desktop app. The move removes the earlier restriction to Perplexity Max subscribers and eliminates the waitlist that had been in place since the product's introduction last month.

Personal Computer is an expansion on Perplexity’s general-purpose multi-model digital worker called Perplexity Computer.

It allows AI agents access to local files, applications, connectors, and the web in order to handle individual user’s personal multi-step workflows. Perplexity describes Personal Computer as taking Computer out of the cloud-only world and onto the device where most of your real work already takes place.

At initial launch, Personal Computer was limited to Perplexity Max subscribers and involved a waitlist.

The software can work with local files, native Mac apps, and operate on the web. It can also orchestrate tools and files, use over 400 connectors, and leverage personal context. Personal Computer operates within a secure development environment on Perplexity’s servers.

When paired with Perplexity’s AI-powered Comet web browser, Personal Computer can operate web-based tools without the need for direct connectors. The system is designed to run autonomous agents on an always-on device like a Mac Mini. Users can access Personal Computer remotely from an iPhone to initiate tasks or approve requests.

Perplexity suggests this setup supports work with spreadsheets, documents, and projects involving many different materials. Agents could compare two files from different apps or pull notes from one app to create a draft in another. As a result of the general availability of Personal Computer, Perplexity’s older Mac app will be deprecated in the weeks ahead.

The new Mac app is available as a direct download only and is not in the Mac App Store. TechCrunch reported the announcement and all related product details.

““Personal Computer takes Computer out of the cloud-only world and onto the device where most of your real work already takes place.” — Perplexity The product was first introduced last month with limited access. Its broader release comes amid growing demand for local AI agents capable of performing tasks on users’ behalf while aiming to address security concerns associated with elevated permissions.”