Overview
- Google released a desktop Google App for Windows 10 and 11 worldwide and launched a native Gemini app for macOS that requires macOS 15.
- Users summon the assistants with a keyboard shortcut—Alt+Space on Windows or Option+Space on Mac—for fast access to Google Search, the Gemini chatbot, and Google Lens.
- The Windows app can search local files and Google Drive, yet it shows at most three file hits and lacks a simple way to open a file path from the results.
- Screen capture, image and PDF analysis run through Google’s services, and reviewers note unclear details about what private data the apps upload, though settings can block local or Drive access.
- Both apps tie into newer Google AI options such as image and video generation via Nano Banana and Veo, plus voice features and Personal Intelligence that draw on a user’s Google content.