# Alpha Chat - Streaming Interface for The Most Advanced AI Assistant for iOS | Shortcuts Library > With it's many built in functions, Alpha is more than just a chatbot. Enhance your iOS experience! ## What this shortcut does 💬 Alpha Chat A streamlined, high-performance AI chat interface for iOS. Get instant, conversational AI with deep customization, image support, and seamless integration. ✨ Features ⚡ Lightning-fast Streaming Responses No more waiting—see AI responses appear as they're generated! 🖼️ Smart Image Analyzation Analyze one or multiple images right in the chat—perfect for visual explanations or feedback. 🎨 AI Image Generation & Editing Generate images in chat using gpt-image-1 family or DALL·E 3 —switch image engines with a tap! Edit Images with gpt-image-1 family ! 🛠️ Robust Settings Menu Change your main AI model or image model on the fly with a clean, easy-to-use settings menu. 💾 Save Responses or Attachments with a Double Tap Save generated responses, images, videos, or files right to your device by double tapping the assistant message. 🚦 How It Works Requires your OpenAI API Key. Have your API key ready. Launch Alpha Chat. Enter your API key. Use text, images (for analysis or generation), and settings adjustments—all in a smooth, minimal interface. Double Tap to Copy , Save , or Attach as needed. Non-hosted functions will call the shortcut for processing. 🛠️ ALPHA'S FUNCTIONS OVERVIEW Functions can now interact in context. Multiple commands chained together or ran at once, seamlessly. For instance: "Make a note for a cake recipe." then "Make another one for a cookie recipe." or "Make notes for a cake recipe and a cookie recipe." Here’s a detailed view of each handy Alpha function: 🖼️ Multimedia Functions PICTURE: Generate AI-created images stored under iCloud Drive > Shortcuts > Alpha > Alpha Pictures . HOW TO: “Make a picture of a cat playing baseball.” PICTURE EDIT: Attach images from either the File or Photo app and ask for edits. Edits are stored under iCloud Drive > Shortcuts > Alpha > Alpha Pictures . HOW TO: Use the Attachments button. VIDEO: Generate AI-created videos stored under iCloud Drive > Shortcuts > Alpha > Alpha Videos . HOW TO: “Make a 4 second video of a dog playing with a ball.” TRANSCRIBE: Record audio or select existing media for transcription. HOW TO: "I need you to transcribe a video for me and answer all of the questions in it." 😎 Personal Assistant Functions APP STORE: Find new apps. HOW TO: "I need a new calculator app." CALENDAR: Quickly add appointments. HOW TO: "I have a doctors appointment on Thursday at 2:30, add it to my calendar." EMAIL: Generate professional emails, beautifully completed. HOW TO: “Email Steve and tell him we have a meeting tomorrow at 11 am.” MESSAGE: Create artfully constructed SMS texts. HOW TO: “Text Steve and see what he’s up to.” REMINDER: Easily create reminders. HOW TO: "Set a reminder to pay the electric bill on Thursday at noon." SCHEDULE: Quickly see upcoming events. HOW TO: "Check my schedule for the next two weeks." NOTE: Store important notes. HOW TO: “Make a note for a chocolate chip cookie recipe” JOURNAL: Nicely formatted journal entries. HOW TO: "Summarize everything we discussed and add it to my journal." ITINERARY: Organize detailed travel schedules. HOW TO: “Make an itinerary for a day trip to San Francisco tomorrow. I want to arrive at 9 am and I will need some breakfast and I want to visit the piers at some point.” TIMER: Set convenient alarms and timers. HOW TO: "Set a timer for 45 minutes" WALLET: Instantly send or request payments. HOW TO: "Send Steve 20 bucks." 🎧 Entertainment & Media Functions PLAYLIST: Generate personalized Apple Music playlists. HOW TO: “Make a playlist for a relaxing drive home.” SONG (PLAY & IDENTIFY): Play or identify current songs from Apple Music. HOW TO: “Can you play Yellow Submarine by the Beatles?" HOW TO: "What song is playing?" PODCAST: Instantly find and play podcasts. HOW TO: "I'm looking for a podcast about fishing" 📊 Utility Functions CODING: Easily write or refine code in different languages. Code blocks will have individual copy buttons. HOW TO: "Write some python code for a simple pong game." CODE INTERPRETER: Generate files or run code in a sandbox. Files will be saved to iCloud Drive > Shortcuts > Alpha > Alpha Files HOW TO: "Make a graph of the top 10 grossing movies of all time." WEATHER: Discover weather forecasts anywhere worldwide. HOW TO: “How's the weather looking in Reno this weekend?” WEB SEARCH: Quickly find answers from the web for up-to-date queries. HOW TO: “What was the score of the last Lakers game?” 🔖 Social Media Functions TWEET: Quickly compose Tweets with added visual appeal. HOW TO: “Tweet your last response.” 📎 Attachments The following functions support attachments, just add them before your request: - EMAIL - JOURNAL - MESSAGE - NOTE - REMINDER - VIDEO - VISION - TWEET 🖼️ Preview 🏆 Why Use Alpha Chat? The fastest, most tailored AI chat experience on iOS. All your settings travel with you if you already use 'Alpha.' Visual or text, code or creativity—it's all at your fingertips. Streamlined, intuitive controls put you in charge of your AI assistant. Upgrade your pocket AI chat. Get Alpha Chat and talk to your smartest, most visual assistant yet! ## Compatibility iPhone, iPad ## Required apps [View this page](https://shortcutlibrary.app/shortcuts/alpha-chat-streaming-interface-for-the-most) [Download Shortcuts Library on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6759494377)