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VoxScribe Privacy at a Glance

The short version: your voice is turned into text on your own computer or phone, and it is never uploaded. This page lists everything the apps do touch, in one place. The full privacy policy has the fine print.

Your words

What	Windows	Android
Your voice	Turned into text on your PC, then thrown away	Turned into text on your phone, then thrown away
The text	Typed into your app; never sent anywhere	Typed into your app; never sent anywhere
History	Kept on your PC only	Kept on your phone only
Word lists and settings	Kept on your PC only	Kept on your phone only
Recordings saved	Never	Never
Account needed	No	No
Your clipboard	Not touched (text is typed)	Only for the few boxes that refuse typed text, then put back

Every connection the apps make

None of these carry your voice or your text.

Connection	When	What is sent
Speech model download (Windows)	First launch, or when you pick a model you do not have yet	A normal file download from Hugging Face
Usage ping (both)	Windows: each launch. Android: at most once a day. Unless you turn it off in Settings	App version, Windows or Android version and a random id made on your device
Update check (both)	When the app starts	A request for the latest version number on GitHub
Pro activation (both)	Once, when you unlock Pro	Your key and a device id, so one key covers one PC and one phone
Android's own recognizer	Only if you turn off the built-in model, or it cannot run	Your audio may go to Google if its offline language pack is missing

With the built-in model (the default), the Android app works in airplane mode.

What the Android button can see

Android only lets an app type into other apps through an accessibility service, so VoxScribe needs one. Here is all it does with it:

It notices which text box is focused and whether the keyboard is open, so the button shows only when it is useful.
It types your words into that one box, and reads that box's text only to add to it or to take back your last dictation.
It hides itself in password and PIN boxes and types nothing there.
It reads the name of the app you are in, only for per-app settings.
If you turn on "send it", it looks for a button named Send when you say it. It reads button names only, never your messages.
It does nothing at all unless you hold or tap the button.

It never reads the rest of your screen, never sees what you type with your keyboard, and stores or sends none of it.

Check it yourself

The code is open. Both apps are MIT licensed and the full source is on GitHub.
Windows connection log. Settings shows every outside connection VoxScribe has tried. Offline mode (Pro) blocks them all.
Airplane mode. Turn the network off and dictate. Both apps keep working once the model is on your device.

Read the full privacy policy View the source

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