Manus Launches 'My Computer' — Desktop AI Agent for Mac and Windows
The race to own your desktop just got a significant new entrant. Manus — the AI agent startup acquired by Meta late last year — launched My Computer on March 16, 2026: a native desktop application for Apple Silicon Macs and Windows that puts an AI agent directly in charge of your local files, applications, and terminal. What Is ‘My Computer’? My Computer is the core capability of the new Manus Desktop app. Unlike cloud-based agents that operate in a sandboxed browser environment, Manus’s offering runs on your machine — giving it direct access to your local filesystem, CLI, and installed applications. ...