Alter + Gemini Web: The Smartest Way to Search Without Breaking Your Flow

Get instant answer about anything without switching context

Author

Samuel ROY
April 04, 2025

Hey everyone,

🔥 JUST RELEASED: AI with Web Search is now magical in Alter! We've redesigned the experience to bring you real-time information from across the web, with cited sources, directly within your Alter workflows.

Our newest addition, Gemini 2.0 Flash Web, makes searching the internet faster and more powerful than ever before!

It is now our search model per default when using cmd+enter  and is part of our “Best” model pipeline.

What This Means For Your Productivity:

âś… Real-Time Information: Get the latest data from across the web without ever leaving Alter

âś… Contextual Awareness: Alter understands what you're looking at and combines it with web search results

âś… Cited Sources: Every answer includes links to original sources—easily verify information or dive deeper

âś… Advanced Search Capabilities: Filter by specific websites, time periods, or content types (like YouTube videos)

Try It Out!

Here are five powerful prompts to get you started with web search in Alter:

  1. Sports Updates: "When is the next game of Arsenal?" - Get the latest fixture information with official sources.

  2. Context-Aware Research: While on a player's profile page, simply ask "How many games with his national team has this player?" - Alter combines your current window context with web search.

  3. Filtered News: "Explain Trump tariffs using only French news sources" - Limit results to specific publications or regions.

  4. Recent Content: "Show me YouTube videos about Mickey 17 published in the last 24 hours" - Filter by recency and content type.

  5. Academic Research: "Give me the latest research on ODA control systems published last week from PDF sources only" - Perfect for finding scholarly articles and papers.

See It In Action:

The Problem We Solved

Constantly switching between apps to find information disrupts your workflow. Now, Alter brings the power of web search directly to your workspace, saving you time and keeping you focused.

Pro Tip:

For the most powerful results, try combining your current context with web search. For example, when on a website about a specific topic, Alter can combine that context with web search results for truly personalized answers.

Discord Community → https://discord.gg/gvCMmfBRWZ

Best,
Sam

Other changes

Voice & Dictation

  1. Fixed transcript text and audio download in conversation window

  2. Rework Transcript context detail card

  3. Fixed issues with meeting transcription when using Best model

User experience

  1. Close conversation windows with CMD+W instead of ESC

  2. Add cards for sources web citations from Perplexity and Gemini

  3. Add arrows to scroll citations in the conversation view

  4. Add Help menu to the notch with direct links to the documentation

System

  1. New model: Gemini 2.0 flash with grounding search

  2. Performance optimizations across the app

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