Privacy

Updated October 5, 2026

Dots & Clouds collects no data about you. Nothing you do in it is sent anywhere: there are no accounts, no analytics, no ads and no tracking.

Camera and microphone

The blob camera shows your video live in its bubble on your screen. It isn’t recorded, saved or sent. macOS asks for your permission before the camera turns on, and you can change that in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Camera.

The microphone is off unless you pick one in the camera’s menu. Then Dots & Clouds only measures how loud you are, to make the bubble’s edge glow as you speak; the sound isn’t recorded, saved or sent. macOS asks for your permission first, and you can change that in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Microphone.

Screenshots

The screenshot dot captures only the area, window or screen you pick, when you pick it, and opens it in the editor on your Mac. It’s saved only where you save it or copied only when you copy it; nothing is sent anywhere. macOS asks for Screen Recording permission first, and you can change that in System Settings › Privacy & Security › Screen Recording.

Tasks, drawings and the whiteboard

Your tasks and the whiteboard are saved on your Mac, inside the app’s own container, so they’re there next time. Drawings on the screen are cleared when the pen closes.

Clipboard

The clipboard dot keeps your last ten copies, text or images, on your Mac so you can copy them again. It skips anything an app marks as private, like passwords from a password manager. macOS asks before Dots & Clouds can read what other apps copy. You can delete any saved copy in the app, and turning the clipboard dot off stops it from saving new ones.

Deleting your data

Everything the app keeps lives in its container on your Mac. Deleting the app deletes all of it.

Contact

Questions about privacy: open an issue on GitHub.