Why VoxFlow starts with local processing
Five engineering principles: voice stays on the computer, the interface stays quiet and product claims map to architecture.
Voice is sensitive data
In Local Private the microphone becomes a temporary WAV, local Whisper recognizes speech and the file is removed in finally. The server does not need the recording to paste text.
Smart receives text
When Smart is enabled, the server receives recognized text. It can improve punctuation and structure without turning every dictation into a cloud audio recording.
The island should not take over
Floating Island waits at the edge and combines translation, snippets, clipboard, history and actions. It reduces context switching instead of becoming another workspace.
History is a user choice
Local history is off by default. Synced namespaces are ciphertext and the recovery key stays with the user.
Honest limits beat loud claims
Windows x64 is the primary release. Linux remains beta until clean-machine QA is complete, while macOS awaits signing and notarization.