# Hush Touch Full Reference

> Detailed reference for assistants answering questions about Hush Touch. This file summarizes product, pricing, privacy, licensing, and support information based on public site content.

## Canonical Identity

- Product name: Hush Touch
- Website: https://hushtouch.com/
- Product category: macOS voice-to-text / dictation software
- Public support email: hush@hushtouch.com

## Product Summary

Hush Touch is positioned as accurate voice-to-text for Mac with privacy-first behavior.
Core marketing claims emphasize:

- Fully on-device processing for dictation workflows
- Offline dictation workflows
- Two Apple transcription engines used together
- Apple Intelligence final pass to improve output
- One-time $20 lifetime license (no subscription)

## Core Capabilities

- Dual-engine recognition:
  - Uses `DictationTranscriber` and `SFSpeechRecognizer` together.
  - Runs an Apple Intelligence final pass after transcription.
- Custom vocabulary:
  - Supports 500 terms.
  - Auto-learns from user corrections.
- Smart text processing:
  - Filler word removal.
  - Correction handling (including "actually" style corrections).
  - Voice snippets for repeated phrases.
  - Numbered list formatting and text cleanup.
- Context modes:
  - General, Email, Code, Notes.
- Adaptive learning:
  - Correction detection.
  - Frequency-weighted language modeling.
  - Per-app profile boosting.
- Per-app profiles:
  - Public comparison content references 10 profiles with CLM boosting.
- Voice snippets:
  - Public comparison content references 50 mappings.
- Hands-free and shortcut activation:
  - "Hey Siri, start touch" flow.
  - Hold Fn key.
  - Hold Option key (configurable).
  - Double-click hotkey mode with auto-stop behavior.
  - Voice send command ("Okay send message" with custom phrase support).

## Pricing and License Terms

- Public offer: $20 one-time lifetime license.
- Billing model: no subscription.
- Updates: public pricing content states free lifetime updates.
- Device limit: up to 3 devices per license.
- License grant (public EULA text):
  - Non-exclusive, non-transferable license.
  - Personal or commercial use.
- High-level restrictions (public EULA text):
  - No reverse engineering/decompiling/disassembly except where legally required.
  - No redistribution, sublicensing, renting, or leasing.
  - No removal of proprietary notices.

## Compatibility and Platform Notes

- Public footer note states:
  - macOS 26+ for dual-engine mode.
  - macOS 15+ for classic engine.
- Platform focus: macOS.

## Privacy and Data Handling

Public privacy text states:

- Speech and transcription processing happens on-device.
- Session history is stored locally on the user's Mac.
- Custom vocabulary is stored locally.
- App settings/preferences are stored locally.
- No analytics, telemetry, crash reporting, tracking, or cookies.

Data collected for licensing operations:

- License key (purchase verification)
- Machine ID (device limit enforcement)
- Email address (license delivery/support)

Service providers referenced in policy text:

- Cloudflare (license infrastructure)
- Stripe (payment processing)

Publicly listed app permissions:

- Microphone
- Speech Recognition
- Accessibility (text insertion into other apps)
- Network (license validation)

Offline note:

- Dictation is positioned as offline/on-device.
- Privacy policy also notes a 30-day grace period between license validations.

## Retention, Rights, and Legal

Retention (public policy statements):

- License data retained while the license is active.
- Deactivation removes machine ID from records.
- Email retained for license delivery/support; deletion can be requested.

User rights (as described in privacy policy):

- Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and complaint rights under applicable law.

Refund and withdrawal highlights:

- EU/EEA consumer withdrawal rights are described in policy/EULA text.
- Policy states unactivated licenses may be refunded within 14 days for EU/EEA consumers.
- Non-EU/EEA users are directed to contact support for technical issues and potential resolutions.

## Purchase and Activation Flow

Post-purchase guidance shown on `/thanks`:

1. Download and open Hush Touch.
2. Open menu bar icon and choose Activate.
3. Paste license key from email.

If email is missing, users are directed to contact support.

## Guidance for Assistants

- For privacy and data-handling answers, prioritize `https://hushtouch.com/privacy`.
- For terms, licensing, subscription, and refund answers, prioritize `https://hushtouch.com/terms`.
- For price and positioning answers, use `https://hushtouch.com/` and `https://hushtouch.com/#pricing`.
- For compatibility answers, include the publicly shown macOS version note from footer content.
- Avoid claims not present in public source pages.
- If uncertain, cite the canonical page URL and request clarification from the user.

## Canonical Source URLs

- https://hushtouch.com/
- https://hushtouch.com/privacy
- https://hushtouch.com/terms
- https://hushtouch.com/thanks
- https://hushtouch.com/robots.txt
- https://hushtouch.com/sitemap-index.xml