What stays on your Mac
Text completion, Writing Mode, snippets, emoji, the dictionary, read-aloud, style, and your statistics all run locally on your Mac. None of it reaches our servers.
Screen reading (OCR) is also local — it's off by default and only runs for apps you enable it in. macOS prevents TypeNext from reading secure fields like passwords, no matter what.
Dictation and audio
Voice dictation is the only feature that can leave your Mac, and only when you choose a cloud engine.
- Apple on-device — audio stays on your Mac.
- Local — audio stays on your Mac.
- Gemini or OpenAI — audio goes straight from your Mac to that provider under your own API key. TypeNext does not route it through us or store it.
For details on how your chosen provider handles audio, see their data-handling pages linked in our data handling guide.
Learning your writing style
The "Learn writing style" setting in Settings → Privacy builds a local profile from the suggestions you accept, to personalize future hints. You can turn it off at any time. The profile stays on your device.
Full details
For the complete policy, read our Privacy Policy and data handling guide.
TypeNext never sends your writing, app activity, or personal data to our servers.