Fact · Voice privacy and security
OpenWispr's privacy policy says the audio from your microphone is held only for as long as needed to produce the transcript and is then discarded. It gives no number of days.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 25, 2026
In the source's own words
“The audio is held only for as long as needed to produce the transcript and is then discarded.”
OpenWispr privacy policy, OpenWispr, 2026, Section 1, Data processed on your device: Voice recordings.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the default, on-device path. The policy says the audio is not uploaded anywhere by default. If you turn on a cloud provider, the audio goes to that provider under its own terms.
- What it does not show
- No number of days is stated, and the policy does not say how long a discarded recording stays in device memory or logs. The rule covers the default path only.
In the data
A row of How Long Voice Assistants Keep Your Recordings, as OpenWispr audio discarded: The audio is held only for as long as needed to produce the transcript and is then discarded. days.
- Service
- OpenWispr
- What is kept
- Audio recordings
- When
- By default
- As of
- 2026-10