ChatGPT
Apple Silicon version latest seen at v1.1.0 · Reported by 2 Macs in the community.
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ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI conversational assistant, available as a native desktop application for Mac. The app lets you interact with GPT-4o using text, voice, and images without requiring a web browser. It integrates seamlessly into the macOS environment, offering a launcher widget accessible via keyboard shortcut (Option + Space) and a menu-bar icon for quick access from any application. Free users receive limited requests per month, while ChatGPT Plus subscribers ($20/month) get full access and priority compute resources. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionOpenAI's ChatGPT macOS app has shipped as a native Apple Silicon build since its public release in May 2024. The app is designed exclusively for Apple Silicon Macs (M1 or newer) running macOS 14 Sonoma or later — it has never been available for Intel Macs, so if your copy is running under Rosetta, something has gone wrong with your installation. To get the correct native build: visit https://openai.com/chatgpt/mac/ on your Mac and download the official installer, or if you have a ChatGPT Plus subscription, find the download link in your account settings on the web version. Open the downloaded .dmg file, drag ChatGPT to Applications, and launch it. Log in with your OpenAI account (free accounts are supported). If you see a "You do not have access to the desktop app yet" message, OpenAI may not have enabled the app for your account — wait a day or two and try logging in again. After launch, you can access the app's launcher widget with Option + Space from anywhere on your Mac for quick AI queries without switching windows.
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