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About

Personal Computer by Perplexity is an AI-powered operating system concept designed to transform how users interact with their computers. Instead of relying on traditional command-based instructions, the system focuses on understanding and executing user objectives. It provides the Perplexity Computer and Comet Assistant with continuous access to local files, applications, and active sessions through a persistent desktop environment. This always-on AI assistant acts as a digital proxy that can help manage tasks, automate workflows, and interact with the user’s computer in real time. The system is designed with security safeguards, requiring user approval for sensitive actions and maintaining logs of all activity. Users can also control or monitor the AI from any device, enabling remote access and management of their computing environment. By combining automation with oversight, Personal Computer aims to create a more intuitive and intelligent computing experience.

About

Portable Computer is a local-first version of Perplexity Computer that runs entirely on your own machine, keeping private data on-device while still supporting complex agentic workflows. Built with NVIDIA, it runs the orchestrator, planner, tool router, scheduler, durable task queue, local search index, and AI models locally, so it can analyze data, synthesize files, search documents and code, take actions on the device, and keep long-running jobs active without relying on the cloud. It runs on NVIDIA DGX Spark with Qwen 3.8 27B or PPLX 27B, with NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning coming to the model picker. It is trained to complete as much of each task locally as possible and can escalate only the steps that need current information, browser access, connected apps, or frontier reasoning. When a task needs to send content from the device to a cloud service, Portable Computer asks for permission before proceeding.

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

Technology enthusiasts, developers, and advanced computer users interested in AI-powered operating systems and automated personal computing environments

Audience

Privacy-conscious professionals, developers, and AI users seeking to run complex AI agent workflows locally while keeping sensitive files and data on their own hardware

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Not Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Pricing

$20 per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 5.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
support 4.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Personal Computer by Perplexity feels like a shift from using AI tools to actually having an always on digital worker. It runs continuously on a dedicated machine and can operate across your local files, apps, and browser, which makes it far more integrated into daily workflows than typical cloud based assistants. For knowledge work, this means tasks like research, reporting, and coordination can happen in the background without constant prompting. You can have it analyze files, interact with development environments, and automate technical workflows while maintaining context over time, which is valuable for hybrid roles that combine analysis and engineering.

Cons

  • The always on model comes with trade offs. Running it requires dedicated hardware like a Mac mini and a high tier subscription, which makes the cost significantly higher than most AI tools.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Perplexity AI
Founded: 2022
United States
www.perplexity.ai/

Company Information

Perplexity
Founded: 2022
United States
www.perplexity.ai/hub/products/portable-computer

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Categories

AI Agents Supported
AI Assistants Supported

Categories

AI Agents Supported

Integrations

Asana Not Supported
Comet Browser Supported
Dropbox Not Supported
GitHub Not Supported
Gmail Not Supported
Google Drive Not Supported
Jira Not Supported
Linear Not Supported
Microsoft Excel Not Supported
Microsoft OneDrive Not Supported
Microsoft Teams Not Supported
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Not Supported
Notion Not Supported
Perplexity Supported
Perplexity Computer Supported
Perplexity Pro Supported
Perplexity Search API Not Supported
Slack Not Supported
Snowflake Not Supported

Integrations

Asana Supported
Comet Browser Not Supported
Dropbox Supported
GitHub Supported
Gmail Supported
Google Drive Supported
Jira Supported
Linear Supported
Microsoft Excel Supported
Microsoft OneDrive Supported
Microsoft Teams Supported
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Supported
Notion Supported
Perplexity Not Supported
Perplexity Computer Not Supported
Perplexity Pro Not Supported
Perplexity Search API Supported
Slack Supported
Snowflake Supported
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