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Amanu's README says the keep_audio setting retains the compact stereo audio archive after a successful transcript. It gives no number of days.

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026

In the source's own words

“keep_audio retains the compact stereo archive after a successful transcript”

Amanu: README (source repository, gsamat/amanu), GitHub, gsamat/amanu, 2026, README, configuration.

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What it measures
The README's example configuration sets keep_audio to false, and says the config file stores only values that differ from the defaults.
What it does not show
No period is stated; the archive is kept until the user deletes it from the recordings folder, which the README does not say in so many words.

In the data

A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as Amanu, keep_audio archive: keep_audio retains the compact stereo archive after a successful transcript days.

Service
Amanu
What is kept
Audio recordings
When
If you opt in
Reviewed by people
Not stated
As of
2026-10

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