Fact · Dictation software
thinkur's FAQ says audio and transcripts never leave the user's machine, with no cloud and no analytics on content.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“Your audio and transcripts never leave your machine. No cloud. No analytics on your content.”
thinkur: Free Voice-to-Text for Mac, 100% Private, Open Source, jyo, 2026, FAQ: Is it safe for sensitive documents?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The FAQ answer on sensitive documents.
- What it does not show
- The page also says the coverage list includes Let ChatGPT and Claude read transcripts through MCP, which the user sets up; that is not the app sending text.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as thinkur: audio on maker servers: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- thinkur
- Feature
- Keeps audio on the maker's servers
- Detail
- audio and transcripts never leave your machine
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not