Privacy Policy
On-device by default
Apace collects nothing about you. There are no accounts, no analytics, and no servers we run that see your data. By default everything happens on your Mac. Here is exactly what that means — and the one case where data leaves your device, which only happens if you turn it on.
On-device by default
Your voice is recorded, transcribed, and cleaned up entirely on your Mac. Audio never leaves your computer. The speech models (Parakeet, Apple SpeechAnalyzer, WhisperKit) and the default cleanup (Apple Intelligence, or a small local model) all run locally on your Apple Silicon chip.
No analytics or telemetry
Apace includes no analytics SDKs, crash reporters, or telemetry. We do not know how many people use Apace, how often, or what you say.
Optional cloud features — opt-in, your own key
Apace lets you choosea cloud model for cleanup, and (in the experimental Command Mode) for understanding your screen. These are off by default. If you turn one on and add your own API key, the relevant text — your transcript, or a screenshot — is sent directly from your Mac to the provider you picked (Anthropic, Groq, OpenAI, or Google), under that provider's privacy policy, using your key. Apace never sees it and never proxies it. Command Mode's risky actions always ask you first.
The only automatic network requests
Even with cloud features off, Apace makes two requests: (1) downloading a speech model on first use, and (2) checking for updates via Sparkle. Neither sends any personal data.
Your data stays on your Mac
Transcription history is stored locally in ~/Library/Application Support/Apace/, and any API keys you add live in your macOS Keychain. Delete them any time. We never see either.
Free and open source
Apace is free and its source is public, so you can verify all of the above yourself rather than take our word for it.
Last updated: July 2026. Questions? hello@tryapace.com