There’s a lot of talk online these days abouthiding Copilot in Windowsandtools that can remove it entirely.

Despite this trend, Microsoft recently launchedCopilot for Mac, for some reason.

The thing is, unless you really love Copilot, you probably shouldn’t use this app.

A cute little pop-up window that says “Message Copilot”. The wallpaper is a Dunedin  beach photographed from above in March 2020.

you’re able to sign into your Microsoft account and start talking with the virtual assistant right away.

(you’re free to change the keyboard shortcut if you want.)

This is not unlikehow ChatGPT’s launcher works on its desktop app.

Screenshot of Copilot for Mac speculating that Mikko Rantanen might be traded to Toronto even though Carolina just traded for him from Colorado

The system respects your Mac’s Appearance setting, meaning if you switch to Dark Mode so will Copilot.

And that’s honestly most of the Mac integration features offered.

With Copilot, you’ll have to take the screenshot and upload it yourself.

Screenshot of Copilot for Windows listing off the best Game Boy Advance games it can think of (Golden Sun, Metroid Fusion, Pokemon Ruby and Saphire, The Minish Cap, and Advance Wars).

But there aren’t a lot of Mac-specific reasons to load the app.

If you like Copilot on Windows, you’ll like it on Mac.

If you haven’t tried Copilot, and are curious, maybe try the web version first.

It’s essentially the same, and won’t take up any space on your hard drive.