Although OpenAI officially launched the ChatGPT Mac official app at this conference, it was not opened to all users at once. Instead, only a few ChatGPT Plus users could experience it first. Even if the installation point is found, a prompt will appear when logging in that the permissions have not been obtained, making it impossible to use it. The good news is, there are secret techniques to defeat this detection, and I’m going to teach you below.
First, a reminder, this method may fail at any time. If it fails when you use it, it is useless and blocked by OpenAI.
Secret technique! Teach you how to try out the ChatGPT Mac official app first
Normally, the way for Mac users to obtain the official ChatGPT App is to pop up a message on the ChatGPT web version that “the app can be downloaded and used.” Users who have not yet obtained the trial qualification will not appear, but in the ChatGPT web version OpenAI official forumin, already hasNetizens share the installation file App download point：
Judging from the feedback from netizens that it has been selected as the correct answer, this download point should be quite safe. I also used an online virus scanning service to scan the installation file for hidden viruses, and the results showed that it is very safe. Of course, if you are still worried, it is recommended to wait until OpenAI is opened:
Open the installation file and drag ChatGPT to the Applications folder:
ChatGPT App can be seen in LaunchPad, please open it:
Then the ChatGPT login screen will appear. If you are good at everything, just log in and let it run:
ChatGPT accounts that have not yet obtained trial qualifications (mine have not yet) will pop up a prompt “You don’t have access to the desktop app yet”, asking to use the ChatGPT web version. Press OK and the app will be closed:
In the Reddit forum, some netizens found this solution. After logging in to your ChatGPT account, when the size of the ChatGPT window becomes larger and it is still spinning, force close ChatGPT, and then open ChatGPT again and you can use it normally:
Workaround to access to the ChatGPT MacOS app
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My test was successful! It is speculated that this forced shutdown can bypass OpenAI’s account qualification confirmation and allow the App to be used directly. After successfully opening the ChatGPT App, the most popular shortcut key will appear. Press option + space to activate the ChatGPT inquiry box:
Like this, enter any questions you want to ask:
The ChatGPT chat window will open:
Unfortunately, the GPT-4o real-time screen recognition function shared by OpenAI at the ChatGPT conference has not yet been launched, and I did not find this function.
That is, this video of the GPT-4o programming assistant:
As for when OpenAI will open the desktop version of the App to all Mac users, this is not certain. The official did not give an exact time. But it looks like it won’t be a long wait. It is speculated that the real-time screen recognition function will not be launched so early. It may not be possible until the mobile version also opens related functions.
Source: KOCPC Chinese