Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 16, 2026

1. What we don't collect

ScreenNote does not collect any of the following:

• Personally identifiable information (name, email, phone number, etc.)
• Device identifiers or tracking data
• Usage or behavioral analytics
• Location data

We have no account system on any server of our own. You don't need to sign up for or log in to a "ScreenNote account" to use every core feature.

2. Local data storage

The screenshots you import, the OCR results, the AI summaries, and your note content are all stored locally on your device, managed with Apple's SwiftData framework. Apart from the optional AI enhancement described in Section 4 below, none of this data is ever uploaded to any server.

3. On-device OCR

Once a screenshot is imported, the app runs OCR locally using Apple's Vision framework. The entire recognition process happens on your device, with no network transfer involved — your images never leave your device.

4. Optional AI enhancement (Bring Your Own Key / BYOK)

AI summaries are an optional enhancement. Even without setting it up, you can fully use import, on-device OCR, search, organizing, export, and every other core feature.

If you'd like to enable AI summaries, you'll need to bring your own API key (BYOK) — that is, a key from a large-language-model provider you've signed up with yourself. ScreenNote doesn't bundle or pay for any AI service. It currently supports the following 17 model providers, and you're free to choose any one of them:

• Kimi (Moonshot), OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Zhipu, Qwen, StepFun, Doubao, Hunyuan, SiliconFlow, 01.AI, Baichuan, Gemini, Mistral, Groq, xAI, OpenRouter

A note on the Mac version: the Mac version is a purely local-first screenshot-organizing tool with no AI integration whatsoever, so no text ever leaves the device. AI enhancement is offered only on iPhone / iPad, in the optional manner described above.

5. Secure storage of your API key

The API key you enter is stored securely on your device via Apple Keychain, protected by hardware-level encryption and kept isolated per provider (each provider's key is saved separately). Your API key is never written into ordinary settings files, and never sent to our servers or any third party — it's used solely so your device can connect directly to the AI provider you've chosen.

6. iCloud sync

If you turn on sync, your notes sync automatically between devices signed in to the same Apple ID, via your own Apple ID's iCloud / CloudKit end-to-end encryption. This process requires no third-party account; your data lives in your own private iCloud database, which the developer can neither see nor access. Whether to enable iCloud sync is yours to control in your system and app settings.

7. Photo library access

ScreenNote needs access to your photo library to import screenshots. We only read the images you actively select; we never scan or access anything else in your library.

8. Deleting your data

You can delete any note inside the app at any time. Uninstalling the app permanently removes all local data. If you ever turned on iCloud sync, you can manage or clear the app's data in your system's iCloud settings. Deleting a provider's API key stops anything from being sent to that provider.

9. Children's privacy

ScreenNote is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any updated policy will be posted on this page, with the "Last updated" date at the top revised accordingly.