First public build of Alter 🎉
Press ⌥ Space anywhere on macOS, type a plain-English command, and the
transformed text auto-pastes back where your cursor was — end-to-end
in ~1.5 seconds.
Downloads
| Mac | File |
|---|---|
| Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) | Alter-1.0.0-arm64.dmg |
| Intel | Alter-1.0.0.dmg |
Install
- Download the DMG for your Mac
- Open it and drag Alter onto Applications
- First launch: right-click → Open (build is unsigned)
- Grant Accessibility permission when prompted
- Paste your free Groq API key on the setup screen
What's in v1.0.0
- Floating HUD summoned via ⌥ Space, pre-loads your last copied text
- 8 one-click presets: Rewrite, Shrink, Expand, Translate, Fix, Explain, Reply, Formal
- ⌘K opens the full preset library inline
- Custom commands — anything you'd type into ChatGPT
- Auto-paste back into the source app
- Dashboard with Presets, History, Settings, and API Key tabs
- macOS Keychain encryption for the API key
- Menu-bar only — no Dock clutter
Built on Electron 33 + React 18 + Groq llama-3.3-70b-versatile.
Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later.