Never take meeting notes again. Alter records, transcribes, and helps you extract action items automatically.
Automatic Meeting Recording
Smart Meeting Detection
Alter automatically detects when you join meetings on:Zoom
Instant detection
Google Meet
Automatic recognition
Microsoft Teams
Full support
Other Platforms
Most conferencing apps
Auto-Record Settings
Keep-Awake Functionality
When enabled in Settings > Voice, Alter prevents your Mac from sleeping during recordings:Automatic
Engages when recording starts
Screen Active
Ensures uninterrupted recording
Smart Release
Automatically releases when done
Toggle Control
Enable/disable as needed
Perfect for: Long conference calls, webinars, presentations where screen sleep would interrupt recording
Manual Recording
You can also manually control recordings:Speaker Identification
Alter uses Pyannote 4 (Community-1), state-of-the-art AI for speaker diarization.Perfect ID
Industry-leading speaker identification
Search by Speaker
Find specific contributions
Track Input
See who said what
Filter Speakers
Focus on specific participants
Manual Rename
Customize speaker names
100% Offline
All processing on your Mac
Fast Transcription with Whisper Pro
10-Second Transcripts
Complete transcription regardless of meeting length
Local Processing
Maximum privacy, on-device
Cloud Option
Regenerate with cloud for enhanced accuracy
Productivity Boost
Ideal for back-to-back meetings
Live Captions
Live Captions brings real-time transcription to every app on your Mac – like YouTube subtitles, but system-wide.How It Works
Captions appear instantly as audio plays through any application:Universal Compatibility
Universal Compatibility
Works with Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Safari, podcasts, streaming – any Mac app
Auto Language Detection
Auto Language Detection
Recognizes and transcribes multiple languages automatically
100% Local
100% Local
All transcription happens on your Mac for complete privacy
Using Live Captions
Toggle: PressCmd + Shift + ↓ to show/hide captions
Requirements:
Use Cases
Meetings
Real-time subtitles during video calls
Video Content
Watch YouTube and streams with captions
Podcasts
Read along with audio content
Accessibility
Essential for hard-of-hearing users
Language Learning
Practice listening comprehension
Note-taking
Capture key points visually
Managing Transcripts
Editing Content
Fix Errors
Correct recognition mistakes
Rename
Better organization with custom titles
Summaries
Customize meeting highlights
Search Capabilities
Search across all transcripts by:| Search Type | Example |
|---|---|
| Titles | ”Q4 Planning” |
| Content | ”budget discussion” |
| Speakers | ”What did Sarah say?” |
| Summaries | ”action items” |
Timestamps & Navigation
Jump to Moments
Click timestamps to navigate
Visual Timeline
Navigate long recordings efficiently
Meeting Reports
Generate comprehensive reports with:Video Tutorials
Real-time Meeting Transcripts
Speaker Search & Editable Transcripts
Speaker Identification
File Storage
Location
All recordings and transcripts are stored locally at:100% Private: Everything stays on your Mac. No cloud storage unless you explicitly choose cloud processing.
Management Options
Finder Access
Open folder directly from Settings
Built-in Search
Find transcripts in Alter
Export
Save or share as needed
Recovery
Smart Features
Context Awareness
Alter provides intelligent suggestions:Recording Prompts
Suggests recording when joining meetings
Report Generation
Offers summaries when stopping recordings
Action Extraction
Identifies follow-up tasks automatically
Productivity Enhancements
- Auto-summaries: Key points generated automatically
- Task Tracking: Extract and organize action items
- Calendar Integration: Connect with your schedule