🚀 Your Meeting History Just Got Smarter: Edit, Search & Find Anyone's Words Locally
Alter's transcript game just leveled up! Now you can rename titles, change summaries, and hunt down specific speakers or keywords—all while keeping your data 100% local and offline. Search has also been extended to your conversations content, not just titles
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Hey everyone,
We're excited to massively improve our history management search feature!
You know that frustrating moment when you remember discussing something important in a meeting but can't find it in your endless list of transcripts? Those days are over.
And the best part? Everything stays completely private on your Mac, working even when you're offline.
Why This Matters
Your meeting history just became your personal knowledge base. Instead of scrolling through endless transcripts hoping to find that important discussion, you can now search like a pro.
Get Started in 30 Seconds
Update to the latest Alter version
Open your transcript history with
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Try searching for a team member's name + a topic
Edit any transcript title or summary by clicking on it
đź”’ Privacy First: 100% Local Processing
Everything happens on your machine:
All transcript editing and searching is done locally
Works completely offline
Zero data sharing with external servers
Your conversations stay private
Sam & the Alter Team
Bonus: We made a video to help you get started on using local tools like Calendar, contact or iMessage
Full Changelog
Tools
Quick Actions system is available to everyone
New YouTube Transcript system with timestamps
Search & History
Find past conversations by searching titles and content
Find past transcripts by searching titles, summary, content, and speakers
Transcripts' title and summary can be edited
User Interface & Experience
Removed follow button outside workspace
Fixed reuse functionality - now properly gets message content when reusing for another action
Bug Fixes & Stability
Fix a notch glitch on open
Fixed error reporting during conversation and fallback mechanism
New health checks on servers
We're turning Alter from a quick AI tool into your actual super assistant. Keep your eyes open for what's next.