Alter is the Mac AI assistant that lets you get stuff done fast. Just talk naturally to extract insights from YouTube videos, draft perfect emails, or turn messy meetings into clear action items. It understands what's on your screen and works across your apps, bringing intelligence to your entire day.
Alter
Hey Product Hunt! 👋
I'm Samuel, founder of Alter, and after months of building with a tight community, we're finally launching the first AI assistant deeply integrated with your mac!
🫠 The Problem
Let's be real - our workday is a mess. We jump between countless apps, tabs, and tools, constantly losing context and focus. AI tools should help, but most just add another window to manage and another place to check.
✨ What Makes Alter Different
We've built intelligence that belongs in the flow of everyday life:
Lives in your notch - Always accessible, never in the way
System-wide integration - Works with ALL your apps, files & folders
Privacy-ready & accessible - Can run offline or use your own API key
Voice commands built-in - Because talking is so much faster
Meeting superpowers - Instant actionable notes from any conversation
🚀 Getting Started & Community
Download Alter for free—no credit card needed! All core features are unlocked, and you get a 14-day trial of our Pro plan with access to 50+ AI models.
After your 14-day trial ends, you can continue using Alter with all features by connecting your own AI provider or local models.
Pro Tip: Just hold the mic button or the FN shortcut to start a voice commands for quick tasks. Drop or paste files, images, folders directly to the notch to quickly build your context.
Join our Discord community—we're building this together, and your feedback shapes what comes next! Our community members are creating amazing workflows every day and sharing them with each other.
Would love to hear your thoughts and questions! 🙏
(And a huge thank you to our beta testers who enjoyed our countless Fridays releases—no worries we'll keep shipping!)
LOVING this. It's the Mac control app I've been waiting for.
Some of the interaction with apps is a little fiddly, but that's a beta thing.
Alter
Thanks @mikeorren ! Would love your feedback of the interaction that weren't smooth in your opinion so we can do better.
@0xgrrr It may be something that is coming with the app connections shown in your recent video (and not there yet). What I want to do is add something I'm viewing (webpage, file, etc) to NotePlan (or other app) as a task for today. Is that possible yet?
Product Hunt
I tried this for about half a day and I really like it. It's like having @Perplexity, @ChatGPT by OpenAI, and @Strawberry bunched into one. What I currently use it most for is context research - if I'm on a site, reading documentation, or need additional help on something I'll reference the app/window and chat alongside Alter. The UI also makes it really fun to use :)
Curious if anyone has any hints or good actions they've created. Congrats on the launch @0xgrrr!
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Thanks @gabe ! In a similar way investors are using custom actions to quickly create memos from startup websites, we also have marketers who have specialized actions for landing page assessments. Two very different kinds of actions but that leverage the same core functionality you mentioned.