Rick Strøm

Personal Computer in the Mac app allows Perplexity Computer to run continuously, autonomously, and locally. Paired with the Comet browser, it operates web-based tools without direct connectors. Local or remote, it takes agentic operations anywhere they’re needed.

As agentic workloads expand, the best orchestration hybridizes centralized servers and CPUs for the ultimate continuity. Especially when you want your AI to use your local apps and messages.

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Today we're releasing Personal Computer. Personal Computer integrates with the Perplexity Mac App for secure orchestration across your local files, native apps, and browser. We’re rolling this out to all Perplexity Max subscribers and everyone on the waitlist starting today.

Perplexity just casually rebuilt Mint. Mint died in March 2024 after 15 years because Plaid's data fees made every free user unprofitable. Intuit dumped 3.6 million users onto Credit Karma, which didn't even have budgeting. Now Perplexity connects the same Plaid APIs, pulls the same transaction data, and offers the same spending tracking. The math works this time because nobody's signing up for Perplexity to budget. They're signing up for search. Finance is a retention feature on a $20/month subscription, not a standalone product bleeding money on every API call. That's the structural reason AI companies keep eating vertical SaaS. The AI product already has the user and the subscription. Adding a vertical costs one Plaid integration. Building the vertical from scratch costs acquiring millions of users who won't pay. Mint spent 15 years trying to make personal finance a business. Perplexity made it a Tuesday afternoon feature launch.

Computer now connects with Plaid to link bank accounts, credit cards, and loans. Track spending in detail, build custom budget tools, and visualize your net worth alongside your investment portfolio.

@kevinrose 😇

Me 5-years ago: "I can't wait for WWDC, I wonder what Apple has been cooking over the last year!" Me today in AI: "Every day is WWDC, for the love of God, slow down the releases..."

Convert your most mind-numbingly banal daily experiences into LinkedIn gold. Maximize synergy while optimizing for long‑term shareholder value. Introducing LinkedInflate, powered by #perplexitycomputer - & yeah, computer even came up with the name 😆 perplexity.ai/computer/a/lin…

finally a new iOS browser worth replacing Arc with

@ParkerOrtolani Can I make one more suggestion….

Comet is the #1 iOS browser today, right out of the gate. Wow!

Comet iOS is finally ready. Thanks for those who waited patiently for it. Appreciate your support! App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/comet-a…

@perplexity_ai @AskPerplexity The prompt: Make me a dashboard tracking information about the current storm in Hawaii. Include a map, and show current weather conditions and alerts.

Kona Low storm tracker, created with Perplexity Computer. Stay safe out there Hawaii! @perplexity_ai @AskPerplexity perplexity.ai/computer/a/haw…

Perplexity Computer is now on mobile. Start any task on any device. Manage Computer from your phone or desktop with cross-device synchronization. Available now for iOS in the Perplexity app. Coming soon to Android.

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Perplexity Computer is now available for Pro subscribers. Access Computer’s full suite of 20+ advanced models, prebuilt and custom skills, and hundreds of connectors. Max subscribers receive monthly credits and higher spend limits than Pro. perplexity.ai/computer

@TheCinesthetic Koyaanisqatsi (1982)

Name a movie where the soundtrack elevated the entire experience.

@pmarca Minesweeper

Dozen most important post-punch-card software? AT&T/BSD/Linux Unix kernel GNU suite/GCC VisiCalc WordPerfect MacOS/iOS GL/Doom/Quake JavaScript PageRank/Backrub/Google GPT 1/2/3/4/5 GPT O1/Deepseek R1 OpenClaw/Pi Anything missing?

Perplexity Computer is awesome in a “I don’t even know how to explain how mind-blowing this is” kind of way.