Fact · Dictation software
OpenWhispr's privacy policy says local transcription runs fully on the device and that no audio is transmitted in that mode.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“OpenWhispr can run speech-to-text fully on your device using local open-source models. When you choose this mode, no audio is transmitted anywhere.”
OpenWhispr Privacy Policy, OpenWhispr, 2026, Voice, audio, and transcriptions: Local processing.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the desktop app's local mode, which the policy describes as one of three transcription modes the user picks in Settings.
- What it does not show
- The policy also says that if you bring your own transcription API key, that provider receives the audio. Only the local mode keeps audio on the device.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as OpenWhispr, speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- OpenWhispr
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Local mode; no audio transmitted
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this