Press kit

Contralto for the press.

One app that makes a new Mac behave like the Windows PC you have used for years, and puts everything back the moment you ask.

In one sentence

Contralto is a Mac app that makes a new Mac behave the way a lifetime Windows user expects, from Ctrl+C to Alt+Tab to Explorer-like Finder, and can put every change back.

Boilerplate

Contralto is the first-day setup kit for a Windows user on a Mac. One app, one permission: 79 Windows shortcuts on top of macOS, an Alt+Tab window switcher with live previews, Windows 11 snapping, clipboard history, Snips (Win+Shift+S straight to the clipboard, a corner bubble and an editor with Copy text, all on the Mac), a mouse wheel that scrolls the Windows way, 50 system settings, with 48 recommended changes applied together and restored exactly from a journal, a verified installer for 26 well-known apps, and a guide that translates Windows habits. No analytics; the network is used for the licence check, the update check and the downloads you ask for. It runs on macOS 14 Sonoma and later, Apple silicon and Intel, and costs USD 19 once for 3 Macs after a 14-day trial.

The name

Contralto is the deepest voice. Say it kun-TRAL-toh. The letters c, t, r, l run through the name in order; a, l, t sit together in the middle, sharing the l. In the wordmark, only o, n, o recede.

Wordmark SVG, for light backgrounds · for dark backgrounds
Wordmark PNG, for light backgrounds · for dark backgrounds

Facts

NameContralto
Version1.0.0
RequiresmacOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple silicon or Intel
PriceUSD 19 Personal (3 Macs), 29 Family (5 Macs), 49 Team 10 (10 Macs), 99 Team 25 (25 Macs); 14-day trial, 14-day refund
PermissionsAccessibility; Screen Recording optional (Alt+Tab previews)
DataNo analytics or account. The network is used for the licence check (Polar, the merchant of record), the update check (this site) and the app downloads you ask for (the makers' servers); the privacy policy lists what each carries. Screenshots and the text read out of them stay on the Mac.
DistributionDirect download; the first signed and notarized release is being prepared; not on the Mac App Store because it rewrites shortcuts and writes other apps' settings
Contactsupport@contralto.app

Icon

The icon may be used unaltered next to coverage of the app.

The app icon: an outlined keycap with a lowercase c in the lower-left cornerSVG The app icon, 1024 pixel PNGPNG 1024 The app icon, 512 pixel PNGPNG 512 The app icon, 192 pixel PNGPNG 192

Screenshots

Window captures at 2x (2400 × 1520), light and dark. Click one for the full-size PNG.

The Setup screen in light mode
Setup, light
The Setup screen in dark mode
Setup, dark
The Keyboard screen in light mode
Keyboard, light
The Keyboard screen in dark mode
Keyboard, dark
The Mouse screen in light mode
Mouse, light
The Mouse screen in dark mode
Mouse, dark
The Windows screen in light mode
Windows, light
The Windows screen in dark mode
Windows, dark
The System screen in light mode
System, light
The System screen in dark mode
System, dark
The Clipboard screen in light mode
Clipboard, light
The Clipboard screen in dark mode
Clipboard, dark
The Apps screen in light mode
Apps, light
The Apps screen in dark mode
Apps, dark
The Guide screen in light mode
Guide, light
The Guide screen in dark mode
Guide, dark
The Settings screen in light mode
Settings, light
The Settings screen in dark mode
Settings, dark
The Snips editor over a Finder capture in light mode, with a rectangle, an arrow and the Copy text toast
Snips editor, light
The Snips editor over a Finder capture in dark mode
Snips editor, dark