How does Alter compare with MindMac?
TLDR: Alter offers a generous free plan with access to all features, works out-of-the box with a wide range of AI providers, and enables acting on text selections and files/folders natively. It also allows reusing AI outputs with other actions, providing more flexibility and power in creating AI workflows.
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Free plan |
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Most popular pricing plan | $240/year, perpetual license | $49/year, 1 year of updates, AI consumption is excluded from the price |
Max consumption per month with a paid plan |
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Support for local models (Ollama, LM Studio) | ✅ | ✅ |
Keyboard shortcuts | ✅ Automatic, Mnemonic | 🚧 Open app, inside app |
Ready-to-use AI models | ✅
Multi-providers: OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Groq, Together
| ❌ Bring your own API keys |
Support for OpenAI compatible endpoints | ✅ | ✅ |
Chat | ✅ | ✅ |
Act on screenshot capture | ❌ | ❌ |
Act on text-selections | ✅ | ❌ |
Act on files and folders | ✅ From Finder selections | 🚧 Picker, files only |
Ready-to-use AI actions | ✅ | ✅ |
Reuse AI output with other actions | ✅ | ❌ |
Voice mode | ❌ | ✅ |
Extensibility | ✅ | ✅ |
Web search, Perplexity like | ✅ | ✅
Add search providers with your own API keys
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Native app | ✅ | ✅ |
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