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.
File access
Blabble uses macOS security-scoped bookmarks to access database files. When you grant access to a file or folder, macOS remembers that permission securely. You only need to grant access once per source.
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. |
Each provider has its own privacy policy governing how your data is handled, stored, and whether it may be used for model training. Review the relevant policy before use.
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.