Grok Bot on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, iPad and Android

Grok Bot has a desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux, and a phone app for iPhone, iPad and Android. The docs describe no version that runs in a web browser.

#Does Grok Bot run on your device?

Find your device in the first column. The second column is what it needs, and the third is where the app comes from.

• The oldest macOS, Windows and Linux versions the desktop app runs on aren't published.
• Every app signs in to the same Cursor account and shows the same Bots and chats. Your plan comes along, so there's nothing to buy again on a second device.
• In the desktop app, click your picture at the bottom left and choose Get Grok Bot for mobile to open the store page for your phone.

#When did each platform arrive?

Pages written in Grok Bot's first weeks say Linux, Android and iPad aren't supported. That was true at launch on 11 August 2026, and it stopped being true within four weeks.

• The Linux app was in the official docs by 4 September.
• iPad support came in version 1.6.0 of the iPhone app, and was announced on 9 September.

#What works on a phone, and what needs a desktop?

The desktop app does everything. The phone app opens the same Bots and covers the daily work, which is the first five rows here. The six rows after them need a computer.

• Link SuperGrok or X Premium+ on a computer first. The phone then picks the link up when you sign in with the same Cursor account.
• Sharing into a chat from another app differs by phone. An iPhone can share a photo, a file, a link or text. Android shares text only.
• Closing the app, on any device, doesn't stop a Bot. The work runs on your Bots' cloud computer.

#Pick the right download

On a computer, the big download button on x.ai/bot gives a Mac the Apple silicon version. The other versions sit one click away, under More downloads.

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1. 1The Mac version for Intel chips.
2. 2Linux, in three package formats, for x64 and Arm64.

cursor.com/download/bot lists every installer on one page. To know which one is yours, check your chip:

• Mac: open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. A Chip line means Apple silicon, and a Processor line means Intel.
• Windows: open Settings > System > About and read System type. It says x64 or Arm64.
• Linux: run uname -m in a terminal. x86_64 means x64, and aarch64 means Arm64.

#A Mac says Grok Bot isn't supported

That Mac has an Intel chip, and the file is the Apple silicon version. Download Mac (Intel) from cursor.com/download/bot and install that one. Set up Grok Bot takes it from there.

#Linux: three packages, two ways to update

Linux gets the same app as Mac and Windows, in three package formats. The format you install decides how the app updates.

• No package for your distribution? Use the AppImage. Make the file executable, then run it.
• The .deb and the .rpm add Cursor's own repository, so an ordinary system upgrade brings new versions of Grok Bot with it. The app tells you when one is waiting.
• Hardware security keys don't work on Linux yet.
• Bots working on your own computer isn't promised on Linux. If it won't start, check that a system keyring (gnome-keyring or KWallet) is installed and unlocked, then quit Grok Bot fully and open it again.

#Why the app says Update required

An installed app doesn't stay usable forever. When Cursor stops supporting your version, Update required covers the whole window until you update. The help center puts the age at 14 days, and Cursor sets the limits itself and doesn't publish them. One switch keeps that from happening.

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1. 1Automatic Updates is on unless you turn it off. The app restarts to update while you're away.
2. 2The version you're running.
3. 3Check for Updates looks for a newer one right now.

If the screen has already appeared:

1. Choose Update.
2. When the download finishes, choose Restart to update.
3. If the update fails, choose Try again, or choose Download the latest version and install it over the old one. Your Bots and chats belong to your account, so they're still there.

• On Linux, the screen can show a command in place of the button. Choose Copy command, run it in a terminal, then restart Grok Bot.
• On a phone, the button is Update Grok Bot, and it opens the App Store or Google Play.

#Check: phone or desktop?

Try the phone table on eight real jobs.

Sort it

You're away from your desk with only your phone. Sort each job.

• Type a two-factor code into your Bots' computerYou can take over the computer from the phone.
• Move a routine from 8:00 to 9:00Changing a schedule needs the desktop app.
• Start a new Bot for a job that just came upThe phone app creates Bots and group chats.
• Teach a task by recording itTeach a task is on the desktop only.
• Approve an email a Bot has draftedApprovals reach the phone app.
• Reset your Bots' computer when it's stuckUpdate, recover and reset are desktop controls.
• Link your SuperGrok subscriptionA link is made on a computer.
• Pause a routine before a holidayPausing and resuming work on the phone.

The phone is enough

Wait for the desktop app

Show the answer

The phone is enough: Approve an email a Bot has drafted (Approvals reach the phone app.); Type a two-factor code into your Bots' computer (You can take over the computer from the phone.); Pause a routine before a holiday (Pausing and resuming work on the phone.); Start a new Bot for a job that just came up (The phone app creates Bots and group chats.)

Wait for the desktop app: Move a routine from 8:00 to 9:00 (Changing a schedule needs the desktop app.); Teach a task by recording it (Teach a task is on the desktop only.); Reset your Bots' computer when it's stuck (Update, recover and reset are desktop controls.); Link your SuperGrok subscription (A link is made on a computer.)

You know your device is covered. Next, put the app on it.

ThenGet the app and sign in

Install Grok Bot and sign in with the Cursor account you want it on.

1. 6 October 2026
   First published.