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Meta AI ships native Mac app with Quick Invoke, dictation, and window context capture
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Meta released a version 1.0 beta native Mac app for Meta AI that runs on Apple silicon with macOS 15 or later, built with AppKit, SwiftUI, and WebKit rather than Electron.
The app brings Mac-specific integrations like a global Option-Space shortcut, system-wide dictation, and window-level screen reading that the mobile app lacks. For engineers working on macOS, it adds another native AI assistant option alongside existing competitors, though it is a beta and only one feed reported on it.
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The app is a 16MB native build using AppKit and SwiftUI with WebKit for chat content, not Electron or an iPad port.
Quick Invoke uses Option-Space for a compact composer, and a separate dictation feature types spoken words into any app.
With Screen Recording and Accessibility permissions, the app can attach a Mac window to a conversation, reading visible text and capturing a screenshot for context.
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