Perplexity PC for Windows

TL;DR

A desktop-level agent that lets an LLM peek into your local files and mess with Windows apps so you don't have to.

Who is this actually for?

Windows power users and office drones who are tired of manually digging through messy folder structures to find data for their prompts.

The Good

• Eliminates the tedious copy-paste dance between your browser and your local file explorer.
• Actually useful for cross-referencing local documents with real-time web data through Perplexity’s engine.

The Catch (Potential Downsides)

Giving an AI agent permission to roam your file system is a security risk that will make any IT department sweat. Also, expect some jank when it tries to interact with legacy Windows apps that don't have clean APIs.