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VoCoType-linux's home page says that audio and text stay on the user's machine.

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 25, 2026

In the source's own words

“Audio and text stay on your machine.”

VocoType Linux: native voice typing for Linux and macOS, Leonard Li, VocoType Linux (LeonardNJU), 2026, Stats row, 100% offline.

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What it measures
The page says recognition runs locally, so the voice does not need to leave the device.
What it does not show
The page makes no statement about a maker's server. It mentions a privacy-safe support bundle sent through the official feedback flow, which is not audio.

In the data

A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as VoCoType-linux, audio on servers: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.

App
VoCoType-linux
Feature
Keeps audio on the maker's servers
Detail
audio stays on your machine
As of
2026-10
Note
0 means the maker's page says the app does not do this.

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