Privacy and security

In local mode, absolutely nothing leaves your machine. Audio is transcribed by faster-whisper and text is cleaned by Ollama — both run directly on your computer.

• No internet connection required
• Audio is never saved to disk (processed in memory only)
• Transcribed text stays in your local clipboard
• No temporary files are created with your data

In cloud or hybrid mode, here is exactly what is sent and what is not:

• Sent to Groq: your dictation audio (for transcription only)
• Sent to OpenAI: the transcribed text (for cleanup only)
• Never sent: your history, your files, the name of the active application
• Never stored: neither Groq nor OpenAI retain your data (API policy)

VoxWave uses the clipboard to inject text (Ctrl+V). To avoid overwriting what you previously copied, VoxWave automatically saves the clipboard contents before injection and restores them after.

VoxWave does not collect any data about your usage:

• No telemetry or analytics
• No user account required (except optional Pro license)
• No 'phone home' — VoxWave does not contact any server on startup
• Source code is auditable — no black box