Private Dictation Software
for People Who Can’t Use the Cloud

Why “private” needs a definition

Most dictation tools say “secure” and mean “encrypted on the way to our servers”. That is table stakes, not privacy. The questions that matter for a confidential profession are simpler:

• Does the audio leave my device at all?
• If it does, who processes it, and is it kept?
• Is the transcript stored anywhere I don’t control?
• Can I prove the answer, or do I have to trust a marketing page?

VoltType’s answers: offline mode — no, the audio stays on the PC. Cloud mode — yes, your voice is sent over the internet to be turned into text; the transcript is typed into your app. The privacy policy lists every sub-processor by name, and the Windows app counts the bytes it has sent since you switched to Offline, so you can check rather than trust.

What offline mode is, and isn’t

Offline mode downloads a speech model once (about 670 MB) and then transcribes on your CPU. It works with the network cable unplugged. What it is not: a promise that nothing ever leaves the machine — the app still talks to VoltType to check your licence occasionally and to download updates, and you can switch those off in the data settings too. The AI rewrite commands (“make this formal”) need the cloud and are blocked in offline mode instead of silently sending text.

Offline mode uses a multilingual model that covers English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and other major languages. Cloud mode covers all supported languages.

Who this is built for

What we do not do

• No training on your data. Your audio and text are not used to improve any model.
• No advertising, no selling of data, no analytics on the content of what you dictate.
• No transcript storage on our side. History lives in your app, on your device, and you can wipe it.
• No hidden mode switch: the app tells you which mode is on before you start speaking.

Plans

Frequently asked questions

How does offline mode help with data protection?

In Offline mode your audio is not sent to us or to any transcription provider, so there is no audio transfer to describe for that data. Whether your workflow meets your data-protection obligations depends on the rest of your setup; we can provide the technical description your DPO will ask for.

Can I check what the app sends?

Yes. In Offline mode the Windows app shows a counter, “Sent since Offline”: the bytes sent since you switched to Offline. It starts at 0 bytes on every switch. To run fully disconnected, also turn off licence refresh and automatic updates in the data settings.

What about the web and Android apps?

The Android app works like Windows: on Pro, once the voice pack has downloaded, the same 25 languages are turned into text on your phone. The web app has no on-device engine, so it is cloud-only: your voice is sent over the internet to be turned into text.