SuperPadYour words stay yours.
SuperPad turns your voice into text on your iPhone and sends that text to your own Mac, over your own network, encrypted. There is no SuperPad server, no account, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. Audio is never stored.
SuperPad is made by Nir Ofir (Israel). Questions: hello@superpad.app.
What we collect
Nothing. The SuperPad apps don't send any data to us. There is no sign-up, and we don't use analytics, crash reporting, advertising identifiers or tracking of any kind.
If you join the early-access list on this website, we keep your email address only to tell you when SuperPad is ready. Ask us and we'll delete it.
Your voice
The microphone is on only while you hold a key, while hands-free talking or a meeting recording is running, and never while paused. Speech is recognised on your iPhone with Apple's on-device speech recognition, and the clean-up (removing “um”, false starts and repeats) runs on your iPhone with Apple's on-device models. The audio is then discarded. It is never written to disk and never leaves your phone.
Where your words go
| What | From → to | How |
|---|---|---|
| Your cleaned words | iPhone → your paired Mac | Your local network only, encrypted with a key exchanged when you scan the pairing code. |
| Selected text (Polish, Fix text) | Mac → iPhone → Mac | The same encrypted link. Rewritten on your iPhone; the result replaces your selection. |
| A screenshot (Ask about my screen) | Your Mac → the AI chat you chose | Taken only while you hold that key. A small preview is shown on your iPhone; the image is pasted into your chat with your question; the temporary file is deleted right away. |
| Text you send to an AI or app (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, Slack, Claude Code…) | Your Mac → that app or site | SuperPad types it into the app or site you picked, signed in as you. From there, that provider's privacy policy applies. By default you press Enter yourself. |
| “Open on the phone” when your Mac is away | iPhone → the AI's website | Opens the site in your phone's browser with your words in the address. |
| Coding-agent status | Agent → your Mac → your iPhone | If you connect Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, a short status (working, needs you, done, and the first words of the question) travels over the encrypted link. Files older than a day are deleted. |
| Mac update checks | Mac → superpad.app | About once a day the Mac app checks for a new version. The request carries the usual web details (IP address, app version). No system profile is sent. |
What's stored on your devices
iPhone
- The pairing key, in the Keychain, on this device only.
- Your keys and settings.
- Sends waiting for your Mac, until they're delivered or you remove them.
- Meeting transcripts and summaries, and notes to self, until you delete them. No meeting audio is kept.
- Words you taught it (up to 500), to help recognition.
- Timing for your last 20 sends, if you turn on Show timings.
Deleting the app removes all of it.
Mac
- The pairing key, in the Keychain, on this Mac only.
- A small activity log for troubleshooting. It never contains the words you said.
- If you connect a coding agent, SuperPad adds its hook lines to that agent's settings and keeps a backup. Disconnect removes them.
- The clipboard is used for a moment to paste a screenshot or long text, then put back.
Permissions
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Microphone and Speech recognition (iPhone) | To hear you while you hold a key and turn it into text on the phone. |
| Camera (iPhone) | Once, to scan the pairing code on your Mac. |
| Local network (iPhone and Mac) | To find your Mac on your Wi-Fi and send your words to it, encrypted. |
| Notifications (iPhone) | Only local alerts like “Answer ready” or “Claude Code needs you”. |
| Accessibility (Mac) | To type at your cursor, read the text you selected for Polish, and show which app your words will go to. |
| Screen Recording (Mac) | Only when you first use Ask about my screen, to take one screenshot while you hold the key. |
Children
SuperPad isn't directed at children under 13.
Changes
If a future feature changes any of this (for example an optional relay for when your phone and Mac aren't on the same network), we'll update this page before it ships and change the date at the top.