By Key Points
- Windows users can now access ChatGPT’s standalone app, months after macOS.
- The app lacks voice command support and some integrations with the GPT Store.
- Available to paid subscribers using Windows 10 and 11, version 17763.0 or higher.
- OpenAI promises a “full experience” update by the end of 2024.
After months of waiting, windows users can finally download the ChatGPT Windows app. It comes as an exciting new release for people who have used the macOS version that was launched in May.
This new update allows users to access all the powerful AI features ChatGPT can do, directly on their desktops. At the moment, the ChatGPT Windows app is still in the preview phase but is already available for paid subscribers giving them advanced AI capabilities within the Windows environment.
Today, ChatGPT Plus, Enterprise, Team, and Edu users can start testing an early version of the Windows desktop app.
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What Features Does the ChatGPT Windows App Offer?
ChatGPT for Windows embraces everything, which has been with Mac users so far. You can upload documents, AI can draft for you, and even do image generation using DALL E 3, all done while sitting at the desktop.
Its support adds further dimensions, communicating effortlessly with other Windows programs. This means that ChatGPT can help users throughout their daily activities regardless of the programs they are running.
One of the key highlights of the Chatgpt Windows app is the combination of these two programs, making multitasking smoother than ever.
Through this application, users will be able to minimize the app’s window, leaving them with ChatGPT quick access on their screen.
Sadly, some features, like voice control, are not currently possible with this version. The functionality of voice command, which was rolled out for Mac users prior, is expected to be available in future updates.
What’s Wrong with the ChatGPT Windows App?
Although many features are presented by the actual version of the app, certain areas are still rudimentary. For example, there is no realization of voice commands or any OpanAI GPT Store integration in this first-ever released version for Windows.
According to the representatives of the company, such functions should appear in the next “full experience” version which is expected to be launched in 2024.
OpenAI has asserted that these unfulfilled needs will be addressed in a phased manner through the app and that a major update is expected before the year is over.
In any case, Windows customers are able to use all the powerful tools that ChatGPT has such as the LLM model and DALL-E 3.
How to Use the ChatGPT Windows App
Only paying users can download the app. Users registered for subscriptions like ChatGPT Plus, Team, Enterprise, or Edu will be able to download the application.
Also, to try it out, all Plus subscribers can do so for just $20 a month to enjoy quicker responses, advanced features, and enhanced support.
For those who don’t want to subscribe, the free web version may still be an alternative. But the ChatGPT Windows app is designed to save the users hassle by making it possible for them to talk to the platform without using any browser directly from their desktops.
What is the Reason for Such a Wait?
Many users were kept in the dark for too long concerning the reasons for the delayed launch of ChatGPT for Windows especially since the developer’s base is Microsoft – a significant investor in OpenAI.
Certain industry insiders opine that OpenAI gave preference to Mac due to some understanding with Apple that would allow embedding its AI-driven toolkits into the Apple Intelligence umbrella.
Be that as it may, the launch of the application on Windows is a timely development of events for everyone using this operating system.
What’s in Store for the ChatGPT Windows Application?
For the time being, OpenAI has made it a point that the ChatGPT Windows app will be subject to constant feature modifications and improvements regarding its functionality.
We should expect the modification of the app to about the end of 2024 when it would have then reached a more mature stage akin to that of its Mac-compatible version.
Therefore, while there remains much to be improved, the users of Windows can now enjoy direct access to one of the most sophisticated AI platforms on earth.
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