WarblePrivacy
What Warble records, where it goes, and what never leaves your Mac.
Warble is built so that there is nothing to trust: it has no server.
What happens to your audio
- Recording starts when you press the hotkey and stops when you release it.
- Audio is written to a temporary 16 kHz WAV, transcribed on your Mac, and deleted, unless you choose to keep recordings.
- Transcription runs in Parakeet on the Neural Engine. No audio or text is sent anywhere.
Network access
The only network request is the model download from Hugging Face on first launch, handled by FluidAudio. After that Warble works with networking turned off.
What is stored
| Data | Location | How to remove |
|---|---|---|
| Settings | ~/.config/warble/config.json | scripts/uninstall.sh --purge |
| History | ~/Library/Application Support/Warble/history.json | History → Clear History |
| Dictionary | ~/Library/Application Support/Warble/dictionary.json | Remove entries in Dictionary |
| Kept audio | ~/.config/warble/recordings | Set Keep audio recordings to Never |
Permissions
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Microphone | Record while the hotkey is held. |
| Accessibility | Notice the hotkey in other apps and paste the transcribed text. |
| Screen & System Audio Recording | Only if you choose to transcribe system audio. |
Warble has no analytics, crash reporting or account. The source is on GitHub if you want to check.