VentureBeat November 14, 2024
When OpenAI released desktop app versions of ChatGPT, it was clear the goal was to get more users to bring ChatGPT into their daily workflows. Now, new updates to Mac OS and Windows PC versions encourage users to stay in the ChatGPT apps for most of their tasks.
Some ChatGPT on Mac OS users can now open third-party applications directly from the app. ChatGPT Plus and Teams subscribers — with ChatGPT Enterprise and Edu users following soon after — can access VS Code, Xcode, Terminal and iTerm2 from a dropdown.
This kind of integration calls to mind GitHub Copilot’s integration with coding platforms announced in October.
Alexander Embiricos, product lead with the ChatGPT desktop team, said one...