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Gemini App Now Available on Windows

Today, the Gemini app is available for Windows users. The app allows quick access to AI assistance through keyboard shortcuts and a dedicated workspace. It can handle tasks like fact-checking, drafting summaries, and creating images and videos. The app is designed to run smoothly without slowing down your PC. This marks the beginning of native desktop capabilities for the Gemini app.

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  • Gemini app now available for Windows
  • Instant access via keyboard shortcut
  • Supports tasks like fact-checking and image generation
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The Gemini app is now available for Windows

blog.google · 11 September 2026

The Gemini app is now available for Windows

Today, we're launching the Gemini app for Windows. Designed to work seamlessly alongside your favorite tools and daily applications, the new desktop app gives you instant assistance without breaking your flow.

Here are three ways you can use the Gemini app on your PC:

1. Access Gemini instantly with a keyboard shortcut.

Press Alt + Space on your PC at any time to open Gemini over your active work. Whether you need a quick fact-check on a document or a few catchy title ideas for a presentation, you can get the help you need and jump right back into your workflow.

2. Power through deep work in a dedicated workspace.

Inside the new app, you can access everything you use Gemini for already. Hand off multi-step tasks to Gemini Spark <sup>1</sup> , your 24/7 personal AI agent, or ask Gemini to draft a project summary by pulling information directly from your Google apps like Gmail and Google Drive.

3. Create images and videos.

Bring creative concepts to life directly from your desktop. You can generate custom images with Nano Banana for a presentation, direct a high-quality video with Gemini Omni <sup>1</sup> , and best of all you can do it all in one convenient place.

Lightweight and quiet, the app runs without slowing down your PC. This is just the beginning for the Gemini app on Windows, with more native desktop capabilities rolling out over time. The app is available today globally for Windows 10 and 11. Download the app at gemini.google/desktop.

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