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Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence on Mac

If you choose to allow Apple Intelligence to work with ChatGPT from OpenAI,* you can do the following:

Get more answers from Siri: Siri can tap into ChatGPT to provide more in-depth answers for certain requests—for example, insights about photos and documents.

Compose text with Writing Tools: Writing Tools can use ChatGPT to create text or images from just a description.

Use new styles in Image Playground: Image Playground uses ChatGPT to give you an expanded range of visual styles when you create images.

Use a model in Shortcuts: Shortcuts can use ChatGPT to handle even more complex requests.

Connect your ChatGPT account: You don’t need a ChatGPT account, but if you have one—free or paid—you can connect to your account. With a ChatGPT paid account, your Mac can use advanced ChatGPT capabilities more often.

A Notes app window showing a story composed using Writing Tools and the ChatGPT extension. The Refine with ChatGPT dialog includes options to describe a change, choose ChatGPT suggestions, undo, rewrite, and add a photo or document.

Note: Apple Intelligence is not available on all Mac models or in all languages or regions.** To access the most recent available features, make sure you’re using the latest version of macOS and have Apple Intelligence turned on. The ChatGPT extension is available only in regions where the ChatGPT app and service are available. Refer to Open AI for ChatGPT availability.

Set up ChatGPT

When you first use the ChatGPT extension, you may be prompted to turn it on. You can also set up the extension in System Settings.

Note: You must be at least 13 years old or the minimum age required in your country to consent to use ChatGPT. For more information, see OpenAI Terms of Use.

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Apple Intelligence & Siri .
Open Apple Intelligence & Siri settings for me
Below Extensions, click ChatGPT, click Set Up, then click Next.
Do one of the following:
- Use ChatGPT without an account: Click Enable ChatGPT.
- Use ChatGPT with an existing account: Click Use ChatGPT with an Account, then follow the onscreen instructions.
  Note: If you want your requests saved to your ChatGPT chat history, you must be signed in to a ChatGPT account.

If you later decide to use ChatGPT with an account, go to the System Settings app , click Apple Intelligence & Siri , click ChatGPT, then click Sign In.

Compose text with Writing Tools

After you set up the ChatGPT extension, you can compose text with Writing Tools.

Control-click the document, then choose Show Writing Tools.
Tip: To open Writing Tools in some apps—like Notes and Mail—you can hold the pointer over the selected text and click , or click in the toolbar.
Click Compose.
Describe what you want to write—for example, “A bedtime story about a girl who visits a magical world where she befriends a caterpillar on its journey to becoming a butterfly”—choose Include All Text or Selected Text, then press Return.
If you’re asked for more details, click a field, enter a response, then click Send—or click Ignore to continue without adding details.
After viewing the text, do any of the following:
- Rewrite text: Click .
- Incorporate suggestions: Click an option, then click Send.
- Undo a change: Click .
- Add a photo or document: Click .
When you’re finished, click Done.

Use Siri to get answers from ChatGPT

After you set up the ChatGPT extension, Siri can tap into ChatGPT when it might be helpful to get the information you’re looking for.

In a supported language, ask Siri something like:

“Hey Siri, ask ChatGPT to compose a haiku about dragons.”
“What should I get my uncle for his 70th birthday? He loves to fish.”
“Hey Siri, ask ChatGPT for some ideas of how to spend a free afternoon in Malibu if I don’t feel like hitting the beach.”
“Hey Siri, compose a limerick about a tiger named Terry.”
“What kind of recipes can I make with this?” with a photo of fruit open in the Photos app.
“Hey Siri, ask ChatGPT to summarize this document for me” with a document—like a PDF of a home inspection report in the Files app—open in Preview.

If Siri determines that ChatGPT would be helpful, it asks if you want to use ChatGPT to fulfill the request. You’re always asked to confirm before any photos or files are sent to ChatGPT.

Tip: If you want to have Siri send a request without confirming, you can start your question with “Ask ChatGPT.” You can also turn off Siri confirmations in System Settings. See Send requests to ChatGPT without confirming.

Send requests to ChatGPT without confirming

You control when ChatGPT is used and are asked before any of your information is shared. You can choose to let Siri send requests to ChatGPT automatically without asking.

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Apple Intelligence & Siri in the sidebar.
Open Apple Intelligence & Siri settings for me
Below Extensions, click ChatGPT.
Turn off Confirm ChatGPT Requests.

You’re always asked before any photos or files are sent to ChatGPT.

Turn off ChatGPT

Go to the System Settings app on your Mac.
Click Apple Intelligence & Siri .
Open Apple Intelligence & Siri settings for me
Click ChatGPT, then turn off Use ChatGPT.

If you want to prevent Siri from suggesting ChatGPT when you make a request, turn off ChatGPT, then turn off Setup Prompts.

You can block access to the ChatGPT extension in Screen Time settings. See Block access to Intelligence Extensions.

ChatGPT and privacy

When using the ChatGPT extension, you choose what content to send to ChatGPT. Your request and attachments, as well as limited data associated with the request, such as current time zone, country, device type, language, and feature being used when making the request, are sent to ChatGPT to answer your request and enable ChatGPT to provide you accurate and relevant results. Your IP address is obscured from ChatGPT, but your general location is provided for purposes such as enabling ChatGPT to prevent fraud and comply with applicable law.

If you access the ChatGPT extension without an account, only the information described above is sent to ChatGPT. OpenAI does not receive any information tied to your Apple Account. OpenAI must process your data solely for the purpose of fulfilling your request, and not store your request or any responses it provides unless required under applicable laws. OpenAI also must not use your request to improve or train its models.

When you are signed into a ChatGPT account, your ChatGPT account settings and OpenAI’s data privacy policies apply.

For more information, see ChatGPT Extension & Privacy.

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