What stays on your Mac
Snippets, emoji, the dictionary, read-aloud, screen context, style, statistics, and local model routes run locally on your Mac. None of those local stores reaches our servers.
Screen reading (OCR) is also local — it's off by default and only runs for apps you enable it in. macOS prevents TypeNext from reading secure fields like passwords, no matter what.
Automatic cloud routing
Autocomplete, dictation, cleanup, Fix, and selected-text commands can route to TypeNext cloud when that is the best available route. The app checks network health, cloud quota, account state, local model readiness, and Mac resource pressure.
- Local route — the relevant text or audio stays on your Mac.
- Cloud route — the relevant prompt, selected text, dictionary hints, or audio clip goes through TypeNext's entitlement-gated proxy, then to the selected AI provider.
Cloud AI usage runs through your TypeNext account, so you do not need to bring your own OpenAI or Gemini API key. For details, see the data handling guide.
Learning your writing style
The "Learn writing style" setting in Settings → Privacy builds a local profile from the suggestions you accept, to personalize future hints. You can turn it off at any time. The profile stays on your device.
Full details
For the complete policy, read our Privacy Policy and data handling guide.
TypeNext does not store raw drafts or audio for analytics, and Pocket Labs does not train models on your writing.