Questions about Vox Manager

Does it cost anything?

No. Both halves are free and open source under the GPL. A paid tier is planned for AI cleanup of dictated text and live translation, which are additions on top rather than pieces removed from what works today.

Does my voice go to the cloud?

Recognition happens on the phone, through the speech service built into Android, the same one behind the microphone key on your keyboard. That service is covered by its own provider's policy and may send audio for processing, which is worth knowing and is not something we can change.

The part that is ours: the recognised text goes to your PC and nowhere else. It never passes through a server of ours, because there is no server of ours.

Can someone else on my Wi-Fi type into my computer?

No. Pairing exchanges a key, and after that every message is signed in both directions and encrypted with AES-256-GCM. A device that has not paired is refused, and a captured message cannot be replayed. The details are in the security model in the repository.

Do I need an account?

No. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to sign in to.

Does it work offline?

The phone and the PC talk over your local network, which does not need internet. The recognition service on the phone usually does.

What if my phone and PC are on different networks?

They will not find each other. Guest networks, band isolation on the router and VPNs on the phone are the three usual causes.

Which languages?

Whatever your phone's recognition service supports, which is over a hundred. Set the language in the app. The keyboard layout on the PC does not matter, because the text is inserted as real characters rather than as keystrokes interpreted through a layout.

Does it work on macOS or Linux?

Not yet in any way we would call finished. The server code is cross-platform and there are build scripts for both, but only Windows is verified end to end. Linux additionally requires an X11 session, because the input library does not support Wayland.

Is there an iPhone app?

No. The app is Android only today.

Why is Windows warning me about the installer?

Because it is not code-signed yet. A certificate requires a registered company, which is in progress. Until then the download page publishes the SHA-256 of the installer so you can verify the file, and the source is public so you can build it yourself instead.

How do I uninstall it?

Through Settings, Apps, like any other program. It leaves a small configuration folder in your user profile, holding the pairing key and nothing else.

Can I use it on more than one computer?

Yes. Pair the phone with each one; the app keeps a list and reconnects to whichever is reachable.

Does it record what I dictate?

No. The text is typed and forgotten. There is no history, no log of your words, and no analytics in the app.