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The Gemini app is now available for Windows
The new Gemini app for Windows lets you access AI help with a simple keyboard shortcut, directly from your desktop.
You can now download the Gemini app for Windows to get instant AI assistance directly on your desktop. Use the Alt + Space shortcut to draft documents, manage tasks, or create images without leaving your current workflow. Visit gemini.google/desktop to install the app and start using it today.
You can now download the Gemini app directly onto your Windows PC. It lets you use a quick keyboard shortcut to get help with homework or projects without leaving your current screen. You can also use it to create images, write summaries, and organize your files. It’s designed to run smoothly in the background so it won't slow down your computer.
Today, we're launching the Gemini app for Windows. Designed to work seamlessly alongside your favorite tools and daily applications, the new desktop app gives you instant assistance without breaking your flow.
Here are three ways you can use the Gemini app on your PC:
Press Alt + Space on your PC at any time to open Gemini over your active work. Whether you need a quick fact-check on a document or a few catchy title ideas for a presentation, you can get the help you need and jump right back into your workflow.
Inside the new app, you can access everything you use Gemini for already. Hand off multi-step tasks to Gemini Spark
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, your 24/7 personal AI agent, or ask Gemini to draft a project summary by pulling information directly from your Google apps like Gmail and Google Drive.
Bring creative concepts to life directly from your desktop. You can generate custom images with Nano Banana for a presentation, direct a high-quality video with Gemini Omni
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, and best of all you can do it all in one convenient place.
Lightweight and quiet, the app runs without slowing down your PC. This is just the beginning for the Gemini app on Windows, with more native desktop capabilities rolling out over time. The app is available today globally for Windows 10 and 11. Download the app at gemini.google/desktop.
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