Summary

  • User experience article criticising Perplexity’s new desktop app for macOS/Windows
  • Says the app does not offer any advantages over the browser version, and is actually harder to use with chats hidden behind a tab and less responsive
  • Considers that the company could improve the app with additional features like expanding its social search capabilities, but currently Perplexity’s desktop app is frustrating and not recommended compared to the browser version
  • But the app does have potential if these issues are fixed.

By Danny Maiorca

Original Article