One task, as many time blocks as it needs.
Drag a task onto the timeline. Big work can take an hour before your 9:00 meeting and two after it. Each block says which part it is, and the task stays one task in its project. More about time blocking
AI planner for Apple devices · Private beta
Everything on your plate, planned with AI.
Tasks, projects, goals and notes in one app. The assistant fits the work into your hours.
- Apple Calendar
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- Anthropic
- OpenAI
- MCP
Say what's on your plate. ALT finds the hours, you tap Apply.
Sync
One plan on every Apple device.
iPhone and iPad join in December, Apple Watch after them. Sync through our server comes with them: a task you add on the Mac will be waiting on your phone.
- Your devices, in syncTasks, projects, plans and hours, on every device you sign in to.
- EncryptedIn transit and on our server.
- PrivateWe don't sell your plan or use it for ads.
- Until then, on your MacToday your plan lives only on your Mac.
- MacNow
- iPhoneDecember
- iPadDecember
- WatchLater
You asked. We built it.
"it's still just a text-based list ... doesn't give you any sense of 'how much of my day is taken up', 'when are the gaps'"
r/thingsapp, about a to-do app
"Doesn't keep any tasks where I move them and moved everything around constantly."
App Store review of an AI planner
"This is the slowest, most unusable app I use. Its clearly a web app wrapped into a native wrapper."
App Store review of an AI planner
How it works
From one sentence to a day that fits.
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1Say what's on your plate.
Type it or say it. Your voice is recognized right on your Mac.
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2ALT finds the hours.
Each task gets a time between your meetings, inside your working hours. What doesn't fit goes to a day with room.
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3You tap Apply.
The tasks land in your day, marked as new. Nothing changes before you tap Apply, and Undo puts it all back.
Plans change? Say it again, and ALT re-plans the rest of the day.
Capture
Throw it in. ALT sorts it out.
Do your work and drop anything into ALT as it comes up. Your Inbox stops being a graveyard: ask the assistant to sort it, and every task gets a project and a day. You tap Apply.
Works today
- Quick Entry from any appPress ⌥Space wherever you are, type the task and press Return. "tomorrow 2h" sets the day and the estimate.
- Sort the Inbox"Sort my inbox." A project and a day for each task, on one card.
- Say an idea out loudDictate a call, an errand or an idea. It lands as a task, with a time if you want one.
- From Claude Code or CodexAsk them to add tasks or notes while you work. They show up marked as new.
- From a meetingAdd to Tasks turns a meeting into a task, and it keeps up when the meeting moves.
Coming Soon
- Links, emails and filesA task with a link back to the page, email or file you have open.
- Screenshots and the Share menuShare a screenshot of a chat, get the tasks in it.
- An assistant that remembersIt learns how you plan and suggests changes before the day slips.
Features
Your time, counted in hours.
Meetings come from your calendars, and every task has its hours. The day, the week, the month and the year all add up the same way.
See Thursday's overload on Monday.
Each day of the week shows planned hours against the hours you have, minus meetings.
Your calendars, on your day.
iCloud, Google and Outlook calendars from your Mac. Drag a meeting on the timeline, and it moves in your calendar too. Need to prepare? Turn the meeting into a task.
The month and the year at a glance.
Give a project its months and a task its week. The year shows every project's months and how many run at once, so a crowded November shows up in September.
Claude and Codex, connected.
ALT runs a local MCP server on your Mac. Claude Code and Codex can read and change your plan and notes. What they add is marked as new, and every change can be undone. How it works
- Claude Code
- Codex
- MCP
Notes next to your projects.
Areas, projects with sections, and notes in a built-in outliner: checklists, photos and links. Export them to Markdown any time.
- ☐Checklists
- ▦Photos
- ↗Links
- .mdExport to Markdown
Native
Feels like a Mac app, because it is one.
Many planners are a web page packed as an app. ALT is built in SwiftUI, Apple's own framework, so it opens fast, scrolls smoothly and works the way your Mac does.
- 0.12 sto switch between Day, Week, Month and Year
- 16 msper letter while you type, so nothing lags
Measured in our tests on a plan with 550 tasks.
- A light tap on the trackpad when a task lands in its place.
- Drag a task, and a gap opens where it will go.
- Right-click anything for its actions. Light and dark mode.
The Things shortcuts you already know
- ⌘KComplete
- ⌘TToday
- ⌘SWhen
- ⇧⌘DDeadline
- ⇧⌘EEstimate
- ⇧⌘MMove
- ⌃]Next day
- ⌘RClear date
- ⌘DDuplicate
- ⌘FQuick Find
- ⌘↑Reorder
- ⌘ZUndo
All in one
One app instead of a stack.
A task manager, a time blocking planner, an assistant that Claude Code and Codex can talk to, notes and your calendars, in one place on your Mac.
- Tasks and projects
- Time blocks and hours
- AI assistant and MCP
- Notes outliner
- Your calendars
Instead of
- Todoist Pro$5
- Sunsama$17
Together$22 a month
ALTFree in beta
Billed yearly; $29 a month billed monthly. Prices checked October 21, 2026. For now the assistant runs on your own AI key, billed by your AI provider.
Coming Sync across Mac, iPhone and iPad, tasks from a screenshot, and an assistant that remembers how you work.
Compare
How ALT is different.
| Feature | ALT | Sunsama | Motion | Things 3 | Notion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native Mac app | YesSwiftUI | NoElectron | NoElectron | Yes | NoElectron |
| Meetings and tasks on one timeline | Yes | Yes | Yes | NoEvents above the list | YesIn Notion Calendar |
| Planned hours against the hours you have | YesDay, week, month | PartlyA daily limit | PartlyTeams, on Business AI | No | No |
| Week, month and year in hours | YesDay to year | PartlyDay and week | Not checked | No | NoViews, no hours |
| Several time blocks for one task | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | NoOne date per item |
| AI that plans your day | YesWaits for your Apply | YesSunny | YesReschedules on its own | No | PartlyAgent, on Business |
| Claude and Codex over MCP | YesOn your Mac | YesRemote server | NoThird-party only | NoThird-party only | YesRemote server |
| Price | Free during the beta | $17-22 a month | $29-49 a month | $49.99 once, Mac | Free; Plus $10-12 a month |
Checked October 21, 2026. Notion means Notion with Notion Calendar. Sources and details: vs Sunsama · vs Motion · vs Akiflow · vs Things 3 · vs Todoist
Free while ALT is in beta. Paid plans come after, with special terms for testers. See pricing
Questions
When does the beta start?
We're sending test builds in small groups, starting with Mac. Join the list, and we'll send you one soon.
Which devices does ALT run on?
Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later. iPhone and iPad (iOS 17 or later) join the beta in December, and an Apple Watch app comes after them. ALT is built only for Apple devices, so there's no Windows or Android version.
Does it work with Google Calendar and Outlook?
Yes. ALT reads the calendars you've added to Apple's Calendar app, including iCloud, Google and Outlook accounts, and plans around your meetings. Move a meeting on ALT's timeline, and it moves in your calendar too. Blocks of tasks can go to a calendar you pick, as busy events.
What does the assistant see?
Only what it needs to answer, and only when you ask it something: your tasks, hours, meetings and notes. With an Anthropic key it can also search the web. Dictation is recognized on your device. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
Do I need my own AI key?
For now, yes. In the beta the assistant runs on your own Anthropic, OpenAI or OpenRouter key, and requests go straight from your device to that service. We're working on a version that needs no key.
Where is my data stored?
On your Mac. Your plan lives in a database on your device, and there's no sync yet. The assistant gets your plan only when you ask it something.
What isn't there yet?
Sync between your Mac and iPhone, tasks from screenshots and reminders before a block starts. They're on the way, and beta testers will hear first.
How much will it cost?
The beta is free. ALT will have paid plans after the beta, and beta testers will get special terms. We'll share prices before the launch. Details are on the Pricing page.
Who makes ALT?
Dmitrii Bugaev, a product manager who uses ALT every day. Questions go straight to the maker: [email protected].
Plan next week in hours.
Mac first. iPhone and iPad in December. We let testers in by small groups, in the order they sign up.
Join the beta