Security
VoiceNote's security model is simple: the safest data is the data that never leaves your computer. Here's how that works — and how to reach us if you find a problem.
The short version
VoiceNote does its work on your device. Your audio is transcribed locally and discarded; your transcripts, dictionary and history live only on your machine. There's no server holding your content, no account to be breached, and nothing about what you dictate is ever transmitted to us.
On-device processing
When you dictate, the audio is captured, transcribed and (if you use a writing model) formatted entirely on your computer's own processor. The recording is kept in memory only for as long as it takes to turn it into text, then it's wiped. Nothing is streamed to a server, because there isn't one in the loop.
Where your data lives
Your personal dictionary, the things the learning engine picks up, and your dictation history are stored locally in your user profile — a folder you control. You can view it, export it, or delete it at any time, and uninstalling VoiceNote removes it.
What we can and can't see
- We can't see your voice, your transcripts, or anything you write with VoiceNote — none of it reaches us.
- We can see the limited licensing information described in our Privacy Policy: your purchase record and a hashed device identifier used to activate your licence.
Payments
We never handle your card details. Payments and licence keys are processed by Polar, a PCI-compliant merchant of record, over encrypted connections.
Downloads and updates
The app and its speech models are downloaded over HTTPS. Model files are checked against a known checksum after download, so a corrupted or tampered file is rejected rather than used.
Code signing
We'll be honest: VoiceNote isn't code-signed yet, so on first launch your operating system will warn you before running it (on Windows, choose “More info → Run anyway”; on Mac, right-click and choose “Open”). Code signing is on our near-term roadmap. Until then, only download VoiceNote from this website so you know you're getting the genuine app.
Reporting a vulnerability
If you believe you've found a security issue in VoiceNote, please email hello@voicenote.au with the details. We welcome responsible disclosure, we'll acknowledge your report, and we'll work with you to fix genuine issues quickly. Please give us a reasonable chance to release a fix before making anything public.
Contact
Security questions or reports: hello@voicenote.au.
Questions about any of this?
Email us at hello@voicenote.au — a real person replies.