🖥️ How to Use the New ChatGPT Desktop App

✅ 1. Requirements

Currently available for macOS (Windows version coming soon)

Requires macOS 13+ (Monterey or newer)

Must be logged in with an OpenAI account

Works best with ChatGPT Plus (to access GPT-4)

🔽 2. Download & Install

Visit the official site: https://openai.com/chat

If available for your OS, you'll see a “Download for macOS” button.

Click to download the .dmg installer.

Open the file and drag the ChatGPT icon into your Applications folder.

Launch the app and log in.

🧠 3. Features of the Desktop App

Use GPT-4-turbo (faster, more efficient model)

Chat history syncs across devices (web and mobile)

Voice input via built-in microphone (coming to more users soon)

Drag and drop file uploads and image viewing

Command+K shortcut to quickly navigate chats and actions

🧪 4. Exclusive Features (Experimental)

Access to “memory” (if enabled in your account)

Ability to create and manage custom GPTs

Multimodal input (text, images, soon voice and video)

💡 Tip:

You can pin the ChatGPT app to your macOS dock for quick access. Also, updates to the app are handled automatically through your system.