Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
WhisPaste's privacy policy says transcribed text goes to OpenAI when the user chooses it for Smart Mode, using the user's own API key.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“If you choose OpenAI as the Smart Mode service, the transcribed text and the selected preset's instructions are sent directly to OpenAI using your own OpenAI API key.”
WhisPaste Privacy Policy, WhisPaste (Silvio Lindstedt and Maik Gräfendorf, GbR), 2026, Smart Mode section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Read on 2026-10-26 from the maker's own page. The row says whether the page says WhisPaste has this feature (1).
- What it does not show
- Smart Mode is off by default, and the text is sent only if the user selects OpenAI.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as WhisPaste: text to OpenAI, opt-in: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- WhisPaste
- Feature
- Sends text to a third-party AI
- Detail
- Smart Mode via OpenAI, with your own key
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this.