Privacy

Last updated June 2026

Speakeasy is a macOS dictation app. It captures your voice only while you're holding the hotkey, turns it into text, and pastes that text where your cursor is. Here's exactly what happens to your audio and data in each edition.

Speakeasy OSS (bring your own key)

• Audio is captured locally on your device.
• Transcription and optional cleanup are sent directly to Groq using the API key you provide. Your audio never touches our servers.
• Your API key and settings are stored encrypted on your device.
• There are no accounts, no usage tracking, and no synced history.

Speakeasy (hosted)

• Audio is captured locally on your device.
• Sign-in uses email magic links (we use Supabase for authentication).
• Dictation audio is sent to the Speakeasy API, transcribed via Groq, and the resulting text is returned. We do not retain a transcript history of what you said.
• We store the minimum needed to run the service: your email, a device identifier, your plan, and monthly usage totals.
• Billing is handled by Stripe. We never see or store your card details.

Permissions the app requests

• Microphone — to capture dictation while you hold the key.
• Accessibility — to detect the global hold-to-talk hotkey.
• Automation — to paste the final text into the app you're using (via macOS System Events).

Questions

Open an issue on GitHub and we'll get back to you.