Privacy & Security

Blabble is designed with privacy at its core. Your messages never leave your Mac unless you explicitly choose to use a cloud-based AI provider.

No data collection

Blabble does not collect, transmit, or store any of your data on external servers.
There is no telemetry, analytics, or usage tracking.
Your messages, contacts, and attachments stay entirely on your Mac.
Blabble does not sell or share any data with third parties.

How Blabble reads your messages

Blabble reads message databases stored locally on your Mac by the Messages, WhatsApp, and Mail apps. It does not connect to any messaging service or mail server. It reads the same SQLite databases and files that your messaging apps already maintain on disk.

AI and privacy

Provider	Data handling
Apple Intelligence	Fully on-device. No data leaves your Mac.
Local Models	Runs on your machine or local network. No data leaves your network.
OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini	Data is sent to the provider's servers for processing.

Important: When you use a server-based provider, the following may be sent to their servers: all currently visible messages, attachments you drag into the agent, your agent context text, and conversation history. This may include personal conversations, names, phone numbers, and file contents. Review each provider's privacy policy before use.

Tip: If privacy is your top priority, use Apple Intelligence or a local model. These process everything on your device. No conversation data ever leaves your Mac.

API key storage

API keys are stored in your macOS Keychain, the same secure storage used by Safari for passwords. Keys are never written to disk in plain text.

Backup encryption

When importing from encrypted iPhone or iPad backups, Blabble decrypts the backup locally on your Mac using the password you provide. The password is stored securely in your macOS Keychain and never transmitted anywhere.

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