Gemini’s new Windows app lets you talk to Google’s AI with a keyboard shortcut (Updated)

TL;DR

  • Google has released a Gemini app for Windows.
  • The desktop app enables a keyboard shortcut to access Gemini. It also lets Gemini Spark work with local files on your computer.
  • The app itself is free, though certain Gemini features require a paid subscription.

Update, September 10, 2026 (04:21 PM ET): The Gemini team has reached out to Android Authority to let us know that local file access for Gemini Spark should be arriving soon for the new Windows app.


Original article, September 10, 2026 (01:18 PM ET): Gemini’s already accessible on practically every device that can browse the internet, but Google’s always looking for ways to make the its AI even easier to get to. Following the release of a dedicated MacOS client this past spring, Google’s expanding to another desktop environment with a new Gemini app for Windows.