Google has launched Gemini Spark for its macOS desktop app, giving Mac users a new way to automate tasks involving local files, folders, and desktop workflows. The update adds a dedicated Spark tab to the Gemini app sidebar, where users can connect selected folders and let the AI agent handle specific actions with permission.
Gemini Spark can work with files stored on a user’s computer, which makes it useful for tasks that usually take time when done manually.
Users can ask Spark to:
- Sort PDFs from the Downloads folder into labelled subfolders
- Pull figures from saved invoices
- Create a Google Workspace budget spreadsheet
- Set a schedule to update that spreadsheet regularly
- Manage desktop tasks using only the folders they approve
Google says users can remove folder access at any time, and a future update will let them start Mac tasks from a phone.
More Apps Are Coming to Spark
Google has also added new Spark integrations for web and mobile, including Google Tasks, Google Keep, Canva, Dropbox, Instacart, OpenTable, and Zillow Rentals. These apps will let users turn Keep notes into task lists, design flyers, access files, order groceries, book tables, and reserve apartment tours.
The company is also adding custom MCP server support and real-time topic tracking for blogs, news, social media, finance, sports, shopping, weather, and email.
Gemini Spark for macOS is available in beta for Google AI Ultra subscribers aged 18 and above in the United States.
