faisalmonQ: Alter with New Sri with Apple intelligence?
What is the difference between Alter and the new macOS 27 with Apple Intelligence Siri? Siri can do everything we ask, and it now has a built-in indexing system, so all files on the MacBook are already indexed. How do you compare that with Alter? How is Alter different as a third-party app compared to the native macOS feature with Siri and Apple Intelligence? What makes Alter new and different?
Sam_Alter
Jun 16, 2026A: 1. Alter works with all your apps right now. Siri AI needs developers to integrate App Intents
2. Alter has more features to cover all your productivity needs: meetings, context-aware dictation, works with your files, folders and generate documents (eg manage your Obsidian vault for example)
3. Alter supports MCP servers and 2,000+ tools to connect with your favorite apps, including Gmail.
4. Alter has workspaces to organize your projects and chats. Siri AI from the demos feels like one shot requests (eg check my calender for X and send a message to Y)
Could you please explain the differences between Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, Hermes Desktop, and other similar products? Iām curious about Alterās long-term plan to compete with big names in the market.
Verified purchaser
Alter is made for your mac with lots of customization and automation features that makes it a powerhouse for productivity: built-in local tools, Shortcuts and Apple Script supports, global shortcuts and voice triggers to run your AI actions, meeting detection, AppSense, etc.
Every other app is giving you only a subset, or are specialized for code