Google has launched a dedicated Gemini app for Windows, bringing its artificial intelligence assistant directly to PCs as the company expands Gemini beyond its web and mobile interfaces.
The Windows application gives users faster access to Gemini from their desktop and is designed to work alongside other applications and web browsers. Users can activate the assistant through the Alt + Space keyboard shortcut, reducing the need to open a browser and navigate separately to Gemini.
The app is available for PCs running Windows 10 or later and requires at least 8GB of RAM, 200MB of available storage and an internet connection. It supports personal Google accounts as well as eligible work and school accounts where Gemini access has been enabled by an administrator.
Through the desktop application, users can ask questions, generate and edit written content, brainstorm ideas, summarise information and receive coding assistance. The app also supports image uploads, allowing users to ask Gemini questions about visual content directly from their computer.
The launch brings Google's AI assistant closer to users' everyday desktop workflows. Instead of operating primarily as a browser-based chatbot, Gemini can now remain accessible while users move between documents, applications and websites on Windows.
Google has been steadily expanding Gemini across devices and services as it builds the assistant into a broader AI platform. Earlier this year, the company introduced a dedicated Gemini experience for macOS and announced additional agentic features intended to allow the assistant to handle more complex tasks.
The Windows launch also follows Google's broader push to bring AI capabilities to desktop users. Its separate Google app for Windows provides AI-powered search alongside access to local computer files, installed applications and Google Drive. The dedicated Gemini app, however, is centred specifically on conversational and generative AI assistance.
Google's expansion comes as AI companies increasingly compete to move their assistants beyond standalone chatbot websites. Desktop applications can give AI tools a more persistent role in users' workflows, particularly for tasks involving writing, research, coding and information summarisation.
The company has also been developing more agentic capabilities for Gemini, including tools designed to complete tasks rather than only respond to prompts. Google said earlier this year that the Gemini app had grown to more than 900 million monthly users across over 230 countries and territories.
With the Windows app, Google is extending that strategy to one of the world's largest desktop computing ecosystems, giving PC users another way to access Gemini without relying solely on a browser.
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