Fact · Dictation software
01 = yes, 0 = no
YapToText's privacy policy says the user's voice, words and data never leave the Mac, so the app does not keep audio on the maker's servers.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 23, 2026
In the source's own words
“The short version: your voice, your words, and your data never leave your Mac.”
YapToText Privacy Policy: Nothing Leaves Your Mac, YapToText (Ryleigh Newman), 2026, Privacy policy, opening paragraph.
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy's network section says the app makes no network calls in normal use, with no account, analytics or telemetry. The policy says nothing is synced, uploaded or backed up by the app itself.
- What it does not show
- The policy describes normal use. Its one network exception is a model download the user starts, which is not audio.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as YapToText: no audio on servers: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- YapToText
- Feature
- Keeps audio on the maker's servers
- Detail
- Voice never leaves the Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says the app does not do this.
Source
Used to calculate
- The features of dictation and voice typing apps dataset holds 1279 data points, each a published figure traced to its source.
- The features of dictation and voice typing apps dataset draws on 436 distinct sources.
- The voice recording retention and review policies dataset holds 674 data points, each a published figure traced to its source.
- The voice recording retention and review policies dataset draws on 327 distinct sources.