# Perplexity Alternative for Mac: An App Like Perplexity

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/perplexity

AI search engine that answers questions in plain language and shows the sources it drew from.

For people who want answers with sources but not one company's search, alternatives include other AI search tools, chat apps that browse the web with a model you choose, and private search engines whose AI summaries you can turn off.

- Website: https://www.perplexity.ai

## Mac apps people use instead of Perplexity for ai chat & assistants

- [Shift](https://macbase.app/apps/shift): AI workspace for research, conversations, and results (Free, AI Agents, Apple silicon, macOS 26 Tahoe or later, in English, verified)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).