ChatGPT on Mac can access Notes, Notions, and more

This should be the “Agency”, the AI ​​of 2025: In the future, ChatGPT & Co. should be able to be released on the web and services so that meaningful activities in the user’s interest can be carried out there. macOS version of the official OpenAI client Now moving in this direction: With the latest update, which runs on macOS 14 on Apple Silicon machines, ChatGPT can reach more programs.

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The feature is currently marked as beta and can be activated through the Settings menu. “Enable working with apps” is started with a switch. In the second submenu (“Manage apps” / “Manage apps”) you can set what rights you want to grant to ChatGPT. Currently supported programs include Apple’s Notes app, sales tool Quip, and productivity suite Notion.

If desired, ChatGPT can interact with them or read content from their database. Previously, you could already share screen content, for example in Xcode, TextEdit, VS Code or even the Terminal – including copy and paste. OpenAI has also announced integrations for other development environments and developer editors. These include the JetBrains IDE, various VS Code forks, and BBEdit, popular among Apple users.

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For paying customers only

Access is particularly useful because it allows you to get results more quickly than entering requests individually into ChatGPT. Programming is easy with the help of a chatbot. Additionally, voice input is supported (also known as “Advanced Voice Mode”).

The usual security concerns remain when using ChatGPT: requests are stored in logs and, depending on the contract with OpenAI, can also be used for training. Additionally, “Work with Apps” currently only works for paying customers. This includes customers of ChatGPT Plus, ChatGPT Pro, and the Team, Enterprise, and Education packages. Competitors like Anthropic with Cloud are also working on bringing their chatbots to computers. The function in the cloud is called “computer usage” and it is currently (very) limited beta phase,

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