---
title: "Google launches a native Gemini app for Mac"
description: "Press Option + Space to open Gemini anywhere on your Mac, with image and video generation, for free."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/gemini-native-mac-app
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-04-15T18:22:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-02T03:10:48.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Computers"
tags: ["Gemini","Google","Mac","macOS","AI"]
sources: ["Google Blog","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/gemini-for-macos-01-hero-16x9-width-1300-2aa84c27.png
translations:
  ku: https://kurddevelopers.com/news/gemini-native-mac-app
  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/gemini-native-mac-app
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# Google launches a native Gemini app for Mac

> Press Option + Space to open Gemini anywhere on your Mac, with image and video generation, for free.

![Image: Google](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/gemini-for-macos-01-hero-16x9-width-1300-2aa84c27.png)

## What's new
On April 15, Google released a native **Gemini** app for **Mac**.

## Features
- Opens from anywhere with the **Option + Space** shortcut.
- Share anything on your screen, including local files, with Gemini.
- Generate images with **Nano Banana** and videos with **Veo**.

## Who can use it
- All Gemini users on **macOS 15** or later.
- Available globally, **free**.
- For users aged 13 and older.

## Where to get it
Download it from gemini.google/mac.

**Sources:** Google Blog, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-04-15. Cite as: “Google launches a native Gemini app for Mac”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/gemini-native-mac-app