Overview
- Google’s Gemini Mac app, which launched Wednesday, is available globally for macOS 15 and later at no cost.
- Users can press Option + Space to open a floating prompt or Option + Shift + Space for the full chat, with window or screen sharing for on-screen context.
- The app can generate images with Nano Banana and videos with Veo, and it supports uploads of local files for summaries, code help, and drafts.
- The client is a native Swift build distributed as a downloadable DMG, and reports say it requires Apple Silicon hardware.
- Access is free with usage caps with paid tiers for higher limits, and early reviews frame it as a fast portal rather than a deeply integrated Mac assistant.