OpenAI has acquired Software Applications Inc., the company behind Sky, an AI assistant designed specifically for macOS. The entire Sky team, including its co-founders who previously worked at Apple, has joined OpenAI. This marks a significant effort to bring ChatGPT deeper into the Mac environment.
Sky was created as a system-level AI layer that sits above your desktop, understands what you are viewing, and can take actions inside your applications. It can assist while you write, code, organize tasks, or manage schedules, making it far more than a basic conversational tool. Instead of waiting for commands, it can help you complete tasks directly within the apps you already use.
OpenAI says Sky’s advanced macOS integration will help evolve ChatGPT into a true productivity partner that works alongside you throughout the day. With stronger contextual awareness, ChatGPT will be able to understand user intent, respond more accurately, and perform actions within familiar workflows.
The Sky founders bring deep experience from their time at Apple, where they contributed to features like the Shortcuts app and other native macOS tools. Their long-term goal has been to make computers easier, more personalized, and more helpful. OpenAI plans to carry this vision forward for millions of Mac users.
This acquisition reflects OpenAI’s broader plan to place AI directly inside the tools people use most often. Instead of living only in a browser window, ChatGPT is being embedded into the desktop environment, turning it into an assistant that can take meaningful action.
By integrating Sky’s technology, OpenAI is positioning ChatGPT to redefine how people interact with their Macs and paving the way for computers that feel more intelligent, more capable, and more attuned to what users are doing in real time.