Voicetypr is a private, offline-by-default voice dictation app for Mac and Windows. Hold a hotkey, speak, and the text lands in whatever field you are working in. In local mode, transcription runs entirely on your device, so your voice never leaves your machine — a fitting default in a country whose name is practically shorthand for discretion.
Privacy in Switzerland
Switzerland sits outside the EU but runs the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP), in force since September 2023, which is closely aligned with the GDPR and overseen by the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC). Swiss organisations place a premium on confidentiality and on keeping sensitive data within their own control. Voicetypr fits that precisely: in local mode your audio is transcribed on your own machine, we store nothing on our servers, and no recording is sent to a cloud transcription service. It is an architectural property, not a compliance certificate — you remain responsible for your data, and Voicetypr is designed to help you meet your revFADP expectations.
Governing law
Personal data in Switzerland is governed by the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP / nFADP), in force since September 2023, which aligns closely with the GDPR. Voicetypr's local-first architecture is designed to help you meet those expectations — you remain responsible as the data controller.
Regulator
Oversight comes from the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC). Because core dictation keeps your audio on your device, you cut down the data-transfer surface they scrutinise most.
Language support
Whisper is multilingual, so the local models handle the languages people actually work in across Switzerland — no cloud round-trip required for core dictation.
Why it fits
FAQ
Compliance with the revised Federal Act on Data Protection depends on your organisation's full setup, so no tool can certify it for you. What Voicetypr provides is helpful architecture: in local mode, transcription runs on your device, your voice never leaves your machine, and we store nothing on our servers. By keeping your audio off any cloud, Voicetypr is designed to help you meet your revFADP obligations, while you remain responsible for compliance.
Not in local mode. The local Whisper and Parakeet models transcribe your speech directly on your Mac or Windows machine, so there is no cross-border transfer of your audio at all. The optional cloud speech-to-text feature is off by default; only if you enable it does that request reach the provider you chose.
Yes. The local models are multilingual and transcribe German, French, and Italian well, along with English and many other languages, and you can switch between them. Optional AI text formatting can tidy punctuation and casing — that step sends only text, using your own AI provider and key.
The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) is Switzerland's federal data protection authority, supervising the revised FADP. Because Voicetypr keeps your voice on your device for core dictation, you reduce the data-transfer surface the FDPIC focuses on — though you remain responsible for how you handle any personal data.
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