In one line: TypeNext automatically routes between local and cloud models. Local routes stay on your Mac; cloud routes go through your TypeNext account and are processed only to return the requested suggestion, transcript, or edit.
On your Mac vs. off your Mac
| Feature | Where it runs | What's sent |
|---|---|---|
| Autocomplete | Automatic local/cloud routing | Nothing when local; relevant prompt text when cloud-routed |
| Snippets & emoji | On device | Nothing |
| Personal dictionary | On device | Nothing |
| Read-aloud (TTS) | On device | Nothing |
| Screen context | On device (opt-in) | Nothing |
| Stats & learned style | On device | Nothing |
| Voice dictation | Automatic local/cloud routing | Nothing when local; audio you dictate when cloud-routed |
| Cleanup & Fix | Automatic local/cloud routing | Nothing when local; selected text, transcript, or edit prompt when cloud-routed |
| Model downloads | Cloud (Hugging Face) | One-time file download |
| Subscription & billing | Cloud (Stripe) | Name, email, payment token |
Cloud AI, in detail
When TypeNext chooses a cloud route, here's the path the request takes:
- The app sends the relevant prompt, selected text, dictionary hints, or audio clip to TypeNext's cloud proxy over TLS.
- The proxy checks your sign-in, plan, device seat, app version, and daily quota, then forwards the request to the selected provider, currently OpenAI or Gemini.
- The provider returns text to the proxy, and the proxy returns it to the app for insertion at your cursor.
- The proxy stores usage counters and service diagnostics, not raw prompt text, selected text, transcript text, or audio content.
No training, no retention
- Pocket Labs does not train on your data. We don't use your writing, audio, transcripts, or cloud AI outputs to train Pocket Labs models.
- We don't store raw content for analytics. Plan enforcement stores counters by feature and day. Reliability logs store status, timing, byte counts, and error metadata, not your draft text or audio.
- AI providers have their own rules. OpenAI and Gemini process cloud-routed requests under their own API terms and data-handling policies.
Permissions, and why
- Accessibility, to see the text field you're in and insert text. macOS blocks it from reading secure fields like passwords.
- Microphone, only for voice dictation, requested the first time you use it.
- Screen Recording, only if you enable screen context for an app; used to read on-screen text locally for better suggestions.
What you control
- Keep local features local by using downloaded local models, snippets, emoji, read-aloud, and opt-in screen context offline.
- Block any app, disable TypeNext entirely in password managers, terminals, or anywhere else.
- Screen context is opt-in, per app, and off until you choose otherwise.
- Delete your data, clear snippets, dictionary, stats and learned style in Settings, or remove the app's data folder; uninstalling removes all on-device data.
- Opt out of diagnostics, anonymous crash/usage reporting is optional and never includes your content.
Security
On-device data lives in your Mac's protected app storage. Everything sent over the network, to TypeNext, AI providers, Hugging Face, and Stripe, travels over encrypted TLS connections. We never sell your data; our business is selling software, not information about you.
Questions
Want more detail, or want us to confirm something for your security review? Email privacy@typenext.app. For the formal version, see the Privacy Policy and Terms.