Privacy

Glimpse runs locally by default. Your audio and transcripts stay on your machine. They never touch our servers. The only thing we collect is a small amount of anonymous usage telemetry, and you can turn it off at any time.

We know you only as a random number your computer picked.

Not your name. Not your IP. Not your device. We have no idea who you are.

The data we do collect is stored on a server in Europe.

We use a tool called PostHog, hosted in the EU. That's the only place those little numbers go.

What we collect

  • When you install, open, and close Glimpse, and how long each session lasts
  • Which transcription models, modes, and features you use (like LLM cleanup)
  • The rough size of each dictation: how long it ran and how many words (never the text itself)
  • When something fails or the app crashes, including where in the code (never the error message)
  • Your app version, operating system, and CPU type (Apple Silicon or Intel)

What we never collect

  • Your transcripts
  • Your audio
  • Your API keys
  • Your prompts
  • Crash messages or error text
  • Your name, IP, or device ID
  • Anything personally identifiable

Want the exact event names and properties we send? See the full analytics reference.

If you bring your own LLM

Glimpse has optional features (Cleanup, Edit Mode, and Personalization) that can call an external LLM provider you configure. When you use one of those, the relevant text and prompt are sent directly from your machine to that provider. Your API key stays on your machine, stored locally in Glimpse. Nothing routes through us.

Turning it off

Open Glimpse and head to Settings → App. Toggle analytics off. We send one final note that you opted out, and then nothing more leaves your machine.

Why we collect anything at all

Building Glimpse means deciding what to build next, what to improve, and just as importantly, what to cut. Anonymous usage data helps us make those calls based on what people actually use.

For example: we once added support for a transcription model called Moonshine. After a month, the data showed it had been used exactly once, by us. Without that signal, features linger forever.

When analytics are on, they're anonymous and GDPR compliant. Only the Glimpse team can see the data, and it's only used to improve the app.

Your data will never be sold.

Your data is yours, not ours to share.

Want to verify? Read src-tauri/src/analytics.rs or the Glimpse Wiki.