Perplexity Brings Its AI Computer Agent to Windows
The tool can open files, update spreadsheets, and send emails on your behalf, but it costs $200 a month and is aimed squarely at business users.
Key points
- Perplexity launched its Personal Computer AI agent for Windows on 17 June 2025, following a Mac version released in April.
- The tool can work across local files, Microsoft Office 365 apps, and the web from a single interface.
- Access starts at $200 per month, limited to Max and Enterprise Max subscribers.
- Perplexity says the tool will always ask permission before performing sensitive actions such as sending emails or deleting files.
- The company states it does not train its AI models on company data entered through the tool.
Imagine hiring a digital assistant who sits inside your computer, opens your spreadsheets, drafts your documents, and searches the web, all without you lifting a finger. That is the idea behind Perplexity's Personal Computer, an AI agent (software that can carry out multi-step tasks on its own) that the company has now brought to Windows.
What does this tool actually do?
Personal Computer acts as a general-purpose worker inside your operating system. You type or speak an instruction, and the agent handles the steps: opening a file, filling in data, composing a message.
Perplexity describes it as built for "the often messy way enterprise work gets done on local machines." The company argues that a lot of day-to-day office work happens in local folders and desktop apps, places where cloud-based AI tools cannot easily reach. Personal Computer for Windows is designed to close that gap.
The Mac version launched in April. Integrations with Microsoft 365 (Microsoft's suite of office software, including Word, Excel, and Outlook) and Teams (Microsoft's video-meeting and chat platform) followed in May, first reported by The Verge AI. The Windows launch, Perplexity says, ties all of that together in one place.
Who can use it, and what does it cost?
Right now, Personal Computer for Windows is only available to paying subscribers on Perplexity's Max or Enterprise Max plans. Those plans start at $200 per month, putting it firmly in the business-software bracket rather than the consumer one.
For comparison, here is where this launch sits in Perplexity's rollout timeline:
| Date | What launched |
|---|---|
| April 2025 | Personal Computer for Mac |
| May 2025 | Microsoft 365 and Teams integrations |
| June 2025 | Personal Computer for Windows |
Should users be worried about privacy?
Perplexity offers two specific reassurances, though both come from the company itself rather than independent auditors. First, the tool always notifies users before carrying out sensitive actions like sending an email or deleting a file. Second, Perplexity says it does not use company data to train its AI models.
For anyone whose employer is considering this tool, those are the two questions worth pressing your IT department on: what audit trail exists, and where does your data go?
Common questions
Can ordinary home users get Personal Computer for Windows?
Not at current pricing. At $200 per month, the tool is aimed at business teams, not individual consumers. Perplexity has not announced a lower-cost consumer tier for this feature.
Will the agent do things without asking me first?
Perplexity says no for sensitive actions. The tool is designed to pause and notify you before sending emails or deleting files. Routine tasks like reading a spreadsheet or drafting text may proceed without a prompt.
