Meta has launched a dedicated Meta AI app for Mac, giving Apple silicon users a native desktop experience with keyboard shortcuts, dictation, window context, scheduled tasks, and media tools built around macOS.
The Meta AI desktop app launches as version 1.0 beta and takes up about 16MB after installation. It requires macOS 15 or later and uses AppKit, SwiftUI, and WebKit, so Meta has built it as a native Mac app instead of wrapping the service inside Electron or repackaging its iPad app.
One of its main features is Quick Invoke, which uses Option-Space to open a compact Meta AI composer over the app you are currently using. Meta also includes a separate dictation feature that lets you hold a shortcut, speak naturally, and insert the resulting text into Mail, documents, code editors, and other Mac apps.
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The app can also attach another open Mac window to a conversation after receiving Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions. Meta AI then reads visible text and captures a screenshot to provide context for your next question, although it does not control the Mac itself.
The sidebar includes Media, Artifacts, scheduled tasks, conversation history, and an About Me section for personalization. Users can also attach files, switch between thinking modes, generate media, create recurring briefings or reminders, and hide the Dock icon for a shortcut-first experience.
The Mac release follows Meta’s wider AI expansion across voice, image generation, Threads, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Muse Code, giving the company another way to bring Meta AI directly into desktop workflows.
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