# Meta’s Muse hits Mac, letting the AI take actions on your computer > Source: > Published: 2026-09-18 15:22:48+00:00 Meta’s new AI assistant app, Muse, is now [available](https://x.com/alexandr_wang/status/2100714048329580957) on Mac. On the Mac, Muse can interact with your files, messages, calendar, notes and mail, all within their native applications. The [new app](https://ai.meta.com/muse/download/) follows the launch of Muse on mobile and the web earlier this month, when it quickly rose to [the top of the U.S. App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/charts) charts. Just like on other platforms, you can control what Muse has access to on your Mac on an opt-in basis. In addition, the app will always ask for your approval before it performs sensitive actions, Meta says. The desktop app comes at a time of intensifying competition between consumer-facing AI agents, which many in the industry believe will be the future of computing. The movement is disrupting the [app industry](https://intentionalfutures.com/insights/when-ai-eats-apps), [software-as-a-service businesses](https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-is-disrupting-software-companiesbut-not-as-fast-as-many-feared-a380443a), and perhaps, eventually, [even hardware, like the iPhone](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openais-first-hardware-device-is-reportedly-a-screenless-speaker-that-can-move/). In addition to Muse, all the major players offer consumer-facing agentic AI. And other AI agents have found traction by letting people use AI agents via text messages. One of the first breakout hits in this space, [Poke, exited to Cognition](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/why-cognition-bought-poke-ai-personality-is-becoming-a-competitive-advantage/) in July. Meanwhile, the newest AI assistant frequently brought up in tech circles these days, Instinct, is said to be raising more funds at [a $10 billion valuation](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/ai-agent-startup-instinct-talks-10-billion-valuation). For now, the question is who can capture the most consumer market share in this space, and quickly. That’s led Muse and Instinct to rush to launch new features at a rapid pace — both [rolled out voice calling this week,](https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/rival-ai-agents-instinct-and-metas-muse-both-add-the-ability-to-make-calls/) for instance. As Mark Zuckerberg [noted on X](https://x.com/finkd/status/2100713341555712149) when announcing the Mac app, “The team is shipping fast.”