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HoldToType privacy: what leaves your computer when you dictate
Vitalii Yemets, HoldToType (holdtotype.com), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 26, 2026
- What it is
- The maker's privacy page for HoldToType. It explains that the app has no server of its own and which two optional settings can send data off the computer.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own page, read in October 2026. It describes the default install and two optional settings. A user who points the app at a remote server changes where audio goes, and the page says so.
Facts taken from this source
- HoldToType's privacy page says the recording of a dictation is held in memory while you hold the shortcut and is dropped once it has been recognized. It is never written to disk as a file.
“The recording is held in memory while you hold the shortcut and dropped as soon as it has been recognised. It is never written to disk as a file, and it never leaves the computer unless you have configured a remote recognition server yourself (section 5).” (2. Your voice and your text)