Products/Productivity/Alter

Alter

Your AI copilot for macOS

ProductivityPau, FranceBootstrapped1-10 peopleFounded 2018Transcribe any meeting locally with speaker ID and generate summaries, action items, and follow-upsUse 2000+ services with AI actions system-wideAppSense native macOS context engine to understand what's on your screenChat with any website, file, or app system-wide without breaking focusTransform any text with voice using speech-to-promptIntegrate with Gmail, Notion, and ObsidianAutomate follow-ups and cross-app workflows with URL callbacks and 2,000+ remote tool integrationsSave outputs in DOCX, Markdown, or PDF formatsExclusive Sumo router to power demanding tasksCreate workspaces to manage folders including Obsidian vaultIndex and search context automatically for fast grounded answersFollow-mode and floating windows that move across your MacMeeting recording with full privacy - no bots required50+ languages supportLocal tools and 2,000 remote toolsUnlimited dictation and meeting recordingsLibrary of 80+ custom actionsCustom actions creationsWorkspacesUnlimited devicesRemote MCP server supportLive captions and live notepadYouTube integration

Our Take

Alter is a native macOS AI assistant that actually lives in your workflow instead of just sitting in a chat window — the AppSense context engine reads what's on your screen and acts across apps, which is the real moat here, not the AI text generation. Meeting transcription that runs locally with speaker ID and no bots is genuinely different from otbox or Descript, and the lifetime pricing at $79 for 7,500 requests is the move if you're over app-switching. Bootstrapped out of Pau, France with a tiny team building something this ambitious is giving dark horse energy — power users who want their AI to actually work across their Mac instead of just generating text should peep this.

Get a native AI assistant that works system-wide on your Mac, across your screen, workflows, and meetings

Problem It Solves

Still copying, pasting, and switching apps to get anything done

Target Customer

Content creators, Educators, Entrepreneur-curious

Use Cases

Meeting transcription and summarization, Voice-activated dictation and task automation, Cross-app workflow automation, Content creation and editing, Hands-free task management with voice prompts

Pricing Details

Tier 1: $79 (7,500 requests), Tier 2: $199 (25,000 requests), Tier 3: $299 (45,000 requests)

Differentiator

Native macOS AI assistant that reads your screen, acts across your apps, and records meetings—all from one place with exclusive Sumo router

Why Now

Blends cloud and local models to create seamless interactions across applications, addressing fragmentation of AI solutions