Perplexity has launched Personal Computer, a Mac app that brings its AI orchestration system directly onto your machine—working across local files, native apps, and the web without routing everything through the cloud.
It’s rolling out today for Max subscribers at $200 a month, with waitlist members first in line.The core idea is that Personal Computer doesn’t just answer questions—it completes tasks. Double-tap both Command keys anywhere on your Mac, and a task bar appears, context-aware of whatever app you’re in. From there, it can work through a Notes to-do list, clean up a chaotic Downloads folder, pull from the web and cross-reference local files, or send emails through Apple Mail. Voice commands work too.
Why Perplexity keeps recommending a Mac mini
A Mac mini running Personal Computer stays on around the clock, which is the point. You can kick off a task from your iPhone and let your desktop finish it. Sensitive actions go through two-factor authentication, file operations run in an isolated sandbox, and everything it does is logged and reversible. For bigger jobs, it can orchestrate teams of agents across 20-plus frontier models simultaneously.
Personal Computer is exclusive to Perplexity’s priciest plan
Personal Computer is exclusive to Perplexity’s Max plan—the $20/month Pro tier only gets the web-based Perplexity Computer, which can’t touch local files or native apps. The new app requires macOS 14 Sonoma or later and is built into the existing Perplexity Mac app.
