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# Write Where You Work
- URL: https://list2.alterhq.com/write-where-you-work/
- Published: 2026-01-16T17:35:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-16T17:35:58.000Z
- Description: Now Alter creates, edits, and saves files directly to your folders.
- Author: Samuel ROY
- Tags: #beehiiv, #Import 2026-10-04 19:36

Hey everyone,

We're thrilled to announce **Alter Workspace with writing tools,** a game-changing feature that transforms Alter from a powerful reader into a complete creative and productivity powerhouse.

Now you can **create, edit, and manage files directly in your workspace**, seamlessly integrated with your Mac ecosystem and third-party tools. No more context switching. No more manual updates. Pure productivity.

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## What's New: Workspace Writing Tools

With Workspace, you can now:

1. **Create files instantly** – Generate documents, notes, and content directly in your workspace
2. **Edit with precision** – Modify existing files with AI-powered suggestions
3. **Batch operations** – Make multiple edits across files in one conversation
4. **Connect your ecosystem** – Pull data from Gmail, YouTube, web pages, and more—then write it to your workspace
5. **Automate workflows** – Create advanced automations that span your entire Mac ecosystem

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## Why Workspace Writing Tools Matters

Before, Alter could read and analyze your files. Now, you can:

- **Write newsletters and content** in minutes with AI assistance
- **Organize your Obsidian vault** automatically with AI-generated notes and templates
- **Extract and save information** from emails, YouTube videos, and web pages directly to your workspace
- **Create task management systems** on-the-fly (GTD, Kanban, or custom frameworks)
- **Build advanced workflows** that connect Gmail, Obsidian, Apple Reminders, and more
- **Automate repetitive tasks** like processing urgent emails or creating watch-later lists

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## Examples

**Create:** *"Create a newsletter about this week's AI news. Use my existing newsletter format."*

**Edit:** *"Update my* [*README.md*](https://readme.md/?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work) *with the new features we discussed."*

**Automate:** *"Search my Gmail for urgent emails and create Obsidian tasks for each one."*

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## Full Changelog

### New Features & Enhancements

- **Workspace Tools**: Added bash tool, edit and multi-edit tools for file manipulation, and improved sandboxing with PDF syncing
- **Workspace**: Auto-name workspaces based on folder, and optimized prompt for small models use
- **Hub Improvements**: Added shortcuts to open Settings, Tools Manager and the Action Editor. Improved search with partial reindexing for chat messages, and better window management with dock access
- **Conversations**: Auto-scroll to bottom on initialization for better UX
- **Providers**: Added [Privatemode.ai](https://privatemode.ai/?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work) as a custom provider for access to confidential AI cloud models
- **Routers**: Deprecated cerebras oss-120b in favor of zai-glm-4.7

### Bug Fixes & Stability

- **Workspace**: Improved search with spaces and lowercase matching
- **Performance**: Optimized keychain warmup, reduced JSON decoding overhead on message loading, fixed action editor and audio processor race conditions, and improved markdown rendering
- **Audio Recording**: Better handling when WhisperKit is not available, improved audio file URL uniqueness and earlier creation, fixed buffer appending errors, and ensured init tasks complete when stopping recordings
- **Settings**: Fixed model listing for custom providers
- **Hub**: Fixed restoration behavior and key window handling on open, improved message selection

### Videos on Alter

1. [AI can now read your clipboard : create incredible workflows](https://youtu.be/UZ9B9ZJQUfE?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work)
2. [Unlock YouTube superpowers - extract info & master anything](https://youtu.be/63RfAKSbR6A?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work)
3. [Live AI chat with any website: documentation, articles & more](https://youtu.be/9QjV%5F5AZ4dU?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work)
4. [Automatic email outreach in 3 min - no effort - onboard your new users](https://youtu.be/kGX41znRckM?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work)
5. [Write a newsletter in 5 min with AI, walking in a parc](https://youtu.be/vQwOqqsPtr0?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work)

[Join the community](https://discord.gg/gvCMmfBRWZ?utm%5Fsource=list.alterhq.com&utm%5Fmedium=referral&utm%5Fcampaign=write-where-you-work)