This month, OpenAI launched its own ChatGPT app for Mac alongside GPT-4o. But while anyone can install the Mac app, your account will need to be invited to early access—unless you use this workaround. Here's how it works.
Just yesterday, OpenAI announced that the macOS app is only available to “Plus and Team users.” #8221; and that it will be distributed more widely “in the coming weeks.”
My colleague Zach used it and shared some useful tips and tricks for Mac users:
- Apple Shortcuts and ChatGPT for Mac
Okay, here's how to get the app and bypass the waitlist:
How to download ChatGPT for Mac
- If you are a Plus, Team or Enterprise user log in to ChatGPT on the web > click your icon profilein the top right corner > select “Download App.”
- You can also download ChatGPT for Mac directly from the link at the top of this OpenAI topic.
OpenAI reports that macOS 14 and the Mac app require an Apple Silicon M1 or later.
How to skip Waitlist
Discovered and published by Diego Jimenez. Here's a workaround to skip the waitlist:
- Open ChatGPT for Mac and sign in.
- Exit the application. after resizing the window, but before the login error appears (use the +Q command for speed)
- Restart the application and it should work
How to bypass the #ChatGPT app waitlist for macOS:
1. Launch the application and log in
2. Close the application (cmd+Q) when the window size changes, but just before the login error warning appears
3. Launch the app again and you're done.Simple, but somehow ✨ it works ✨ – try it! pic.twitter.com/IsoiUZihs8
— Diego Jimenez (@diegojimenez) May 22, 2024
Are you already using a native Mac app or want to get started? What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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- OpenAI launches GPT-4o just in time for rumored iOS 18 partnership with Apple.
- OpenAI also wants to pay for licensing news articles, but not to the same extent as Apple.
