Does Databricks Genie have a desktop app?

Summary

• Yes. Databricks offers a native Genie One desktop app for macOS, currently in Beta, alongside full browser access on any desktop and native Genie mobile apps for iOS and Android.
• The desktop app runs the same Genie One experience as the web: ask questions in natural language, work with threads and documents, use Genie Agents on Unity Catalog tables, and open Databricks Apps.
• It adds macOS conveniences a browser tab can't: a title bar with Back, Forward, and Reload controls, a Dock badge for threads with unread messages, and automatic background updates.
• The desktop app is macOS only for now, so Windows and Linux users get the full experience in the browser, and every client enforces the same Unity Catalog permissions.
• Sign in with your Databricks credentials or a workspace URL. The Beta app doesn't yet support passkeys, PINs, or Touch ID, so use a username and password or a YubiKey.

Does Databricks Genie have a desktop app?

Yes. Databricks offers a native Genie One desktop app for macOS, currently in Beta. It gives Mac users a dedicated app window for Genie instead of a browser tab, running the same natural-language data experience with a few desktop conveniences on top. If you work on Windows or Linux, you get the full Genie experience in any modern web browser, and Databricks also ships native Genie mobile apps for iOS and Android. Genie meets you where you work: a Mac app, the browser, or your phone.

What is Databricks Genie?

Genie is the natural-language analytics experience in Databricks AI/BI. You ask a question about your data in plain language, and Genie Agents interpret it against tables governed by Unity Catalog, generate the SQL, and return an answer with the chart or summary behind it. Genie One is the entry point that brings this together for business users, and it is what the desktop and mobile apps connect to. The desktop and mobile apps extend that same web experience to other surfaces.

Ways to use Genie on your computer

Access method	Platform	What you get	Status
Web browser	Any desktop OS (macOS, Windows, Linux)	The full Genie One experience, nothing to install	Generally available
Genie One desktop app	macOS (Apple silicon)	The web features plus a native window, Dock badge, and background updates	Beta
Genie mobile app	iOS and Android	Ask questions, view and chat with dashboards, and run Databricks Apps on the go	Public preview

What the Genie One desktop app offers

The desktop app is a native macOS client that runs the same Genie One experience as the web. You can ask data questions in natural language, work with threads and documents, use Genie Agents against Unity Catalog tables, and open Databricks Apps. It adds things a browser tab does not:

• A title bar with Back, Forward, and Reload controls for moving through Genie One.
• A Dock badge that shows how many threads have unread messages.
• Automatic updates that download in the background, so you stay current.
• An interface that follows your operating system's language setting.

To install it, download the .dmg from the Databricks documentation, open the installer, and follow the prompts. On first launch, sign in with your Databricks credentials (the app shows an account selector, then a workspace selector) or choose "Enter workspace link" and paste your workspace URL. The app remembers your workspace, so later launches take you straight back to Genie One, and signing out clears the session in the app.
Two things to plan for while the app is in Beta. It runs on macOS only, so Windows and Linux users should use the browser. And it does not yet support signing in with a passkey, PIN, or Touch ID, so use a username and password or a YubiKey.

How access and security stay consistent

Whichever client you pick, Genie runs against the same governed data. Row-level and column-level security, permissions, and lineage from Unity Catalog apply the same way in the Mac app, the browser, and the mobile apps, so a person sees only the data they are allowed to see. There is no separate desktop data store to secure, and authentication uses your existing Databricks identity provider. The choice of app is a matter of convenience, not a change in what you can access.

FAQs

Is the Databricks Genie desktop app available for Windows or Linux?

Not yet. The Genie One desktop app is a macOS app in Beta. On Windows or Linux, use Genie in any modern web browser, which gives you the full experience with nothing to install.

Is the Genie desktop app generally available?

No. It entered Beta in August 2026. Features and availability can change during Beta, so check the Databricks documentation for the current status before you standardize on it across a team.

How do I install the Genie One desktop app?

Download the .dmg installer linked in the Databricks documentation, open it, and follow the prompts. Launch the app, then sign in with your Databricks credentials or by entering your workspace URL.

Does the desktop app have the same features as the web version?

Yes, with a few desktop extras. You get the same natural-language questions, threads, documents, Genie Agents, and Databricks Apps, plus window navigation controls, a Dock badge for unread threads, and automatic background updates.

Is there a Genie mobile app as well?

Yes. Databricks offers native Genie mobile apps for iOS and Android, in public preview, so you can ask questions and view dashboards from a phone or tablet. Download them from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.