Perplexity has released a new native app for Mac, offering an 'answer engine' directly on the desktop.
The Perplexity desktop app includes features like Pro Search, text and voice prompting, cited sources, threaded conversations, and a library feature for previous searches.
To use the app, users need to subscribe to Perplexity's Pro plan, priced at $20 per month or $200 per year.
Perplexity has faced accusations of unethical behavior, unauthorized data scraping, and copyright infringement, including a lawsuit filed by News Corp.