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Alter can capture meetings automatically, not only from files you drop manually.
For most users, the default workflow is: join meeting -> Alter detects it -> record -> get transcript and follow-up items.

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What you can do from day one

Speak to Alter

Dictate prompts for fast commands, drafts, and follow-up requests.

Auto-detect meetings

Alter detects common meeting apps and prompts you to record.

Generate outcomes

Turn transcripts into summaries, decisions, and action items.

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How meeting capture works

1

Join a meeting

When Alter detects a meeting, it shows a prompt to record or skip.
2

Record automatically or manually

Enable auto-record in settings, or start/stop recording yourself from the mic control.
3

Ask for structured follow-up

Ask Alter for summary, decisions, open questions, and action items with owners.

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Common first prompts

  • “Summarize this meeting in 5 bullets.”
  • “Extract action items with owner and due date.”
  • “What decisions were made, and what is still unresolved?”
  • “Give me a follow-up email draft based on this meeting.”

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Speaker matching and cloud transcription

Speaker matching (beta93+): In Settings → Voice → Automation, enable Find speakers names (experimental), then choose Calendars for speaker matching and grant Contacts access so attendee emails resolve to real names. Cloud quality (beta96+): The Cloud voice processor uses the Soniox V5 engine for meeting transcription when you are logged in and eligible for cloud dictation. Local Whisper Pro / Parakeet paths stay fully on-device. See the full Meetings guide for auto-record, live captions, and transcript management.
Dropping audio/video files is still useful for external recordings, but it is not required for normal meeting transcription inside Alter.