ChatGPT Can Now Add Your Mac Activity to Its Memories
OpenAI rolls out Computer History integration for macOS, giving ChatGPT ambient context about active apps and workflow.
David LumbAI Reporter
David Lumb is an AI reporter investigating the frontiers of generative artificial intelligence, agentic workflows, and developer tooling. Read full bio
August 13, 2026, 1:42 am ET
5 min read

OpenAI is launching an opt-in macOS feature dubbed Computer History, allowing the desktop ChatGPT client to remember context from active developer tools, documents, and browsers for instant workflow recall.


