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FluidVoice keeps a local record of every dictation session so you can review what was transcribed, compare the raw speech-to-text output with the AI-polished final text, and see which app was active at the time. Daily usage statistics appear in the menu bar and on the stats header card, giving you a quick sense of how much you’re dictating. Everything stays on your Mac — history is never uploaded or synced to any external service.
Audio history is opt-in and disabled by default. FluidVoice only saves audio recordings if you explicitly enable the setting. Transcription text history is saved by default and can be disabled separately.

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Transcription History

Every dictation session produces a history entry containing: Having both the raw and processed text in the same entry makes it easy to see what the speech model heard versus what the AI changed, which is useful for tuning your prompts and spotting persistent transcription errors.

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How to Access History

Open History by going to History in the FluidVoice application. The history view shows your recent dictations in reverse chronological order. Select any entry to expand it and see the full raw and processed text side by side.

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Clearing History

Individual entries can be deleted from the history view by clicking on the entry, and pressing the Delete Entry button.

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Local API Access

The local REST API exposes history for external tools and scripts:
Each response item includes the following fields: The default limit is 100 entries. The maximum is 1,000 entries.

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Audio History

When audio history is enabled, FluidVoice saves a local audio recording of each dictation session alongside the transcript entry. This lets you play back exactly what you said, which is useful for debugging transcription accuracy or reviewing dictation sessions later.

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Enabling Audio History

1

Open Settings

Go to Settings
2

Scroll down to Save audio with transcription history

Toggle Save audio with transcription history to on.
3

Set a storage budget

Use the Audio history budget slider to set the maximum disk space for audio recordings (in gigabytes). When the budget is reached, older recordings are deleted automatically to make room for new ones.

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Exporting Audio

To export all saved audio recordings as a single ZIP file:
  1. Go to Settings
  2. Click Export Audio, and click Export ZIP button.
  3. Choose a save location. FluidVoice packages all recordings and downloads the archive.
This is useful for backing up recordings, sharing sessions for debugging, or processing audio with external tools.
Audio recordings are stored locally in your Application Support folder and never leave your device. They are not included in iCloud backups unless your Application Support directory is explicitly synced. Keep this in mind when setting your storage budget on Macs with limited disk space.

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Today-Usage Stats

FluidVoice tracks your daily dictation activity and surfaces it in two places:
  • Menu bar toolbar pill — a compact counter showing today’s word count or character count at a glance without opening the app
  • Stats header card — a more detailed summary visible at the top of the main FluidVoice window
Usage statistics reset at midnight local time. They are stored locally and are not shared with any external service.

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Privacy

All history — transcription text and audio recordings — is stored exclusively on your Mac. FluidVoice does not sync history to iCloud, does not upload it to any server, and does not include it in anonymous analytics. If you add an AI enhancement provider, the raw transcript is sent to that provider during processing, but the history record itself is always stored locally regardless of which provider you use.