Fact · Dictation software
01 = yes, 0 = no
Steno's privacy policy says it does not send audio or transcripts to a server.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“Steno does not send your audio or transcripts to a server.”
Steno Privacy Policy, Pancham Khaitan, 2026, Bundled models section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence is in the policy's Bundled models section.
- What it does not show
- The policy covers the app's own behavior; it does not list the user's own copy-and-paste actions.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Steno: no audio on servers: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Steno
- Feature
- Keeps audio on the maker's servers
- Detail
- Audio and transcripts stay on the Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not