OpenAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind ChatGPT, has started testing the Windows desktop application for its AI-powered chatbot platform. This development comes nearly five months after a similar version was launched for Mac.
This early version of the Windows desktop app is currently available for testing only to paid subscribers including ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, Team, and Edu.
“Today, ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, Team, and Edu users can start testing an early version of the Windows desktop app,” wrote OpenAI in a post on X (formerly Twitter)
The ChatGPT on Windows can easily be accessed via a keyboard shortcut (Alt + Space), and similar to the macOS client, this version lets users ask the chatbot questions in a dedicated window that can be kept open alongside other apps. The early version also allows users to upload files and photos to ChatGPT, request the app to summarise documents, and create images via OpenAI’s DALL-E 3 image generator. Furthermore, it comes with access to a preview of OpenAI’s o1 model capable of “reasoning.”
“With the official ChatGPT desktop app, you can chat about files and photos,” the version’s description reads. “This app brings you the newest model improvements from OpenAI, including access to OpenAI o1-preview, our newest and smartest model.”
According to the listing, this ChatGPT Windows app is compatible with Windows 11 and 10 (version 17763.0 or higher).
While this unfinished version currently has limitations with “a subset of features available in the macOS and web version” missing including Advanced Voice Mode, and some integrations with OpenAI’s GPT Store aren’t functional, the company plans to make them available in their full release later this year.
