Set up Perplexity for Mac
Opens the Mac app for Perplexity AI, resizing the window to 1024×770 and moving it to the center of the current display.
Perplexity shortcuts
Shortcuts for asking Perplexity to do research for you.
Use these to open the sections of the website, ask questions in new threads, and interact with the Mac app using keyboard shortcuts.
Voice Mode in Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + M, which activates the Perplexity voice mode in a popover window.
Open my Perplexity account settings
Opens the Perplexity website to Settings > Account, where you can change geeneral settings like the Appearance, as well as subscription details or system settings.
Edit my Perplexity profile
Opens the Perplexity settings to the Profile section, where you can tell Perplexity information about yourself and your preferences to inform results.
Open the Perplexity discord
Opens the deep link into Discord for the Perplexity channel using the unique ID and channel ID.
New Thread in Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + P, which activates the Perplexity search bar from anywhere.
Play Perplexity Discover
Immediately starts a Live Activity session for Perplexity Discover, using stories drawn from the Discover feed and spoken by ElevenLab’s voices.
Upload File in Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + U, which activates the Perplexity upload process and shows a Finder window where you can select the file to upload.
Read the Perplexity blog
Opens the Perplexity blog, where you can see stories and announcements from the team on new updates or changes to the service.
Screen Capture with Perplexity
Simulates the keyboard shortcut for Command + Shift + 0, which activates the Perplexity screen capture and prompts whether to capture an Area, Window, or Fullscreen.
Show the Perplexity Supply store
Opens the website for Perplexity Supply, the clothing line for fans of Perplexity.
Open the Perplexity API docs
Opens the URL for the Perplexity API documentation, so you can quickly reference how to get started or learn about the API.
Open the Perplexity API reference
Opens the Perplexity API website to the API reference, starting with Chat Completions, you can test your commands against the API and see what’s working.
Get my Perplexity API key
Stores your API key for Perplexity. Store the result as base64-encoded text so it’s not readable as plain text, which is then decoded as this is run.
Manage my Perplexity API keys
Opens the Perplexity website to your API settings, where you can manage API keys and payment details.
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