Privacy.

The app

• All speech-to-text processing runs on-device using CoreML models.
• All LLM correction runs on-device using local models.
• Audio is captured from your microphone, processed in memory, and discarded. It is never written to disk or transmitted.
• Transcription history is stored locally at ~/.config/voicemode/. It never leaves your machine.
• Settings and configuration are stored locally. No cloud sync.
• The app does not currently include analytics, crash reporting, or telemetry. If we introduce these features in the future, they will be disclosed in this policy and configurable in the app's settings.

Voice assistant (optional)

If you enable the voice assistant feature with an external backend (Claude, Codex, or Ollama), your transcribed text is sent to that service according to its own privacy policy. This is opt-in and clearly indicated in settings. The local LLM assistant backend sends nothing externally.

Text-to-speech and voice personas

Text-to-speech processing runs entirely on your device. Generated audio is played locally and is not stored, transmitted, or logged. Custom voice data and character files stored at ~/.config/voicemode/characters/ remain on your machine and are never uploaded. See our Terms of Service for usage restrictions on generated audio.

Auto-updates

Super Voice Mode uses Sparkle for update checks. When checking for updates, Sparkle contacts our update server to compare version numbers. No personal data is transmitted. You can disable update checks in the app.

This website

• This website currently uses no cookies.
• We currently use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count page views. It collects aggregate, anonymous data only — page views, referrers, country (from edge server, not IP), browser, and device type. No IP addresses or personal identifiers.
• We may add additional analytics or marketing tools to this website in the future. If we do, we will update this section accordingly.

Payments

Payments are processed by our payment provider. We do not store credit card numbers or payment details. The payment provider's privacy policy governs that transaction. We receive your email address and license key for the purpose of license activation and support.

License activation

When you activate a license, the app sends your license key and a hashed machine identifier to validate the license. The machine identifier is a one-way hash — it does not compute to anything that could identify your hardware. No other data is sent.

Data we store

For paying customers, we store:

• Email address (for license delivery and support).
• License key and activation status.
• Hashed machine identifier (for device limits).

That's it. We don't store names, addresses, usage data, audio, transcriptions, or anything else.

Service providers

We do not sell your personal data. We may share limited data with service providers who help us operate and improve the app, such as:

• Payment processing (for transactions).
• Software update delivery (for version checks).
• Error tracking and crash reporting.
• Analytics and product improvement.
• Email delivery (for license keys and support).

These providers are contractually required to use your data only for the services we engage them to provide.

Your rights

You can request deletion of your data (email and license records) at any time by contacting us. Since the app stores everything locally, uninstalling it and deleting ~/.config/voicemode/ removes all local data.

Children's privacy

Super Voice Mode is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the updated policy on our website with a revised date. For material changes that expand data collection, we will provide notice through the app or on our website before the change takes effect. Your continued use of the app after such notice constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy: privacy@voicemode.io