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Privacy Policy: Spill It!
Spill It!, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 22, 2026
- What it is
- The privacy policy of Spill It!, last updated July 15, 2026. It says speech is processed on the Mac, that no Spill It! servers receive audio or transcriptions, that audio is not collected, and that Cloud AI is opt-in with the user's own API key.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own privacy policy, dated July 15, 2026 on the page. It separates the direct-download and Mac App Store builds only for payment and license handling; the sentences quoted here apply to both. Crash reports and analytics go to third parties (Sentry, PostHog) and are not AI.
Facts taken from this source
- Spill It!'s privacy policy says that with Cloud AI on and the user's own key, transcript text and some context go to the chosen provider.
“If you enable Cloud AI and provide your own API key, Spill It! sends the raw and processed transcript, the active app name and content category, and up to 30 context-derived names, filenames, or identifiers directly to the AI provider you select.” (Privacy policy, Cloud AI section)
- Spill It!'s privacy policy says that opt-in contact name recognition reads given and family names to improve name transcription on the device.
“If you enable Contact name recognition and grant the macOS Contacts permission, Spill It! reads only given names, family names, and their phonetic spellings to improve on-device name transcription.” (Privacy policy, Contact name recognition section)
- Spill It!'s privacy policy says no Spill It! servers receive its audio or its transcriptions.
“We have no servers that receive your audio or your transcriptions. Ever.” (Privacy policy, opening paragraph)
- Spill It!'s privacy policy says it does not collect voice recordings or audio of any kind.
“We want to be explicit about this: Voice recordings or audio of any kind” (Privacy policy, What we don't collect)
- Spill It!'s privacy policy says its speech processing happens on the device with local models.
“Your voice never leaves your Mac. All speech processing happens on-device using local models.” (Privacy policy, opening paragraph)