f · f · Aug 10, 2026 · Aug 10, 2026
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
-  <a href="#download">Download</a> · <a href="#features">Features</a> · <a href="#how-it-works">How It Works</a> · <a href="#building-from-source">Build</a>
+  <a href="#download">Download</a> · <a href="#features">Features</a> · <a href="#how-it-works">How It Works</a> · <a href="#building-from-source">Build</a> · <a href="https://blog.fka.dev/textream/privacy.html">Privacy</a>
 </p>
 
 <p align="center">
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ brew install textream
 
 | Mode | Description | Microphone |
 |---|---|---|
-| **Word Tracking** (default) | On-device speech recognition highlights each word as you say it. No cloud, no latency, works offline. Supports dozens of languages. | Required |
+| **Word Tracking** (default) | macOS speech recognition highlights each word as you say it. Depending on your Mac, language, and system availability, recognition may happen on-device or Apple may process microphone audio. | Required |
 | **Classic** | Auto-scrolls at a constant speed. No microphone needed. | Not needed |
 | **Voice-Activated** | Scrolls while you speak, pauses when you're silent or muted. Perfect for natural pacing. | Required |
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ View your teleprompter on **any device** — phone, tablet, or another computer
 - **Real-time sync** — Words highlight, waveform animates, and progress updates in real time over WebSocket.
 - **No app needed** — Works in any modern browser. No installation required on the remote device.
 - **Configurable port** — Default port 7373, adjustable in advanced settings.
-- **Fully local** — All traffic stays on your local network. Nothing leaves your Wi-Fi.
+- **Direct local connection** — Textream does not relay Remote Connection traffic through a developer server. Enable it only on a local network and with devices you trust.
 
 ### Director Mode
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Let someone else control your teleprompter remotely. A director can write, edit,
 - **Tap to jump** — Tap any word in the overlay to jump the tracker to that position.
 - **Pause & resume** — Go off-script, take a break, come back. The tracker picks up where you left off.
 - **Mute / unmute** — Toggle the microphone on or off from the overlay in any mode.
-- **Completely private** — All processing happens on-device. No accounts, no tracking, no data leaves your Mac.
+- **Private by design** — No accounts, ads, analytics, or Textream-operated cloud service. Scripts and settings stay under your control. In Word Tracking mode, macOS speech recognition may send microphone audio to Apple for processing; see the [privacy policy](https://blog.fka.dev/textream/privacy.html).
 - **Auto update checker** — Checks GitHub Releases for new versions on launch and from the Textream menu.
 - **Open source** — MIT licensed. Contributions welcome.
 
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Textream/
     ├── TextreamApp.swift              # App entry point, deep link handling
     ├── ContentView.swift              # Main text editor UI + About view
     ├── TextreamService.swift          # Service layer, URL scheme handling
-    ├── SpeechRecognizer.swift         # On-device speech recognition engine
+    ├── SpeechRecognizer.swift         # macOS speech recognition integration
     ├── NotchOverlayController.swift   # Dynamic Island + floating overlay
     ├── ExternalDisplayController.swift # Sidecar / external display output
     ├── NotchSettings.swift            # User preferences and presets
@@ -331,5 +331,6 @@ MIT
 
 <p align="center">
   Original idea by <a href="https://x.com/semihdev">Semih Kışlar</a> — thanks to him!<br>
-  Made by <a href="https://fka.dev">Fatih Kadir Akin</a>
+  Made by <a href="https://fka.dev">Fatih Kadir Akin</a><br>
+  <a href="https://blog.fka.dev/textream/privacy.html">Privacy</a> · <a href="https://blog.fka.dev/textream/support.html">Support</a>
 </p>
diff --git a/Textream/Textream.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Textream/Textream.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -247,6 +247,63 @@
 			};
 			name = Release;
 		};
+		446966C42F37E47400AF141F /* AppStore */ = {
+			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			buildSettings = {
+				ALWAYS_SEARCH_USER_PATHS = NO;
+				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GENERATE_SWIFT_ASSET_SYMBOL_EXTENSIONS = YES;
+				CLANG_ANALYZER_NONNULL = YES;
+				CLANG_ANALYZER_NUMBER_OBJECT_CONVERSION = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
+				CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = "gnu++20";
+				CLANG_ENABLE_MODULES = YES;
+				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_ARC = YES;
+				CLANG_ENABLE_OBJC_WEAK = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_BLOCK_CAPTURE_AUTORELEASING = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_BOOL_CONVERSION = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_COMMA = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_CONSTANT_CONVERSION = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_DEPRECATED_OBJC_IMPLEMENTATIONS = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_DIRECT_OBJC_ISA_USAGE = YES_ERROR;
+				CLANG_WARN_DOCUMENTATION_COMMENTS = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_EMPTY_BODY = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_ENUM_CONVERSION = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_INFINITE_RECURSION = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_INT_CONVERSION = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_NON_LITERAL_NULL_CONVERSION = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_OBJC_IMPLICIT_RETAIN_SELF = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_OBJC_LITERAL_CONVERSION = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_OBJC_ROOT_CLASS = YES_ERROR;
+				CLANG_WARN_QUOTED_INCLUDE_IN_FRAMEWORK_HEADER = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_RANGE_LOOP_ANALYSIS = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_STRICT_PROTOTYPES = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_SUSPICIOUS_MOVE = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN_UNGUARDED_AVAILABILITY = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
+				CLANG_WARN_UNREACHABLE_CODE = YES;
+				CLANG_WARN__DUPLICATE_METHOD_MATCH = YES;
+				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
+				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = "dwarf-with-dsym";
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = RJA7656U34;
+				EMBED_ASSET_PACKS_IN_PRODUCT_BUNDLE = YES;
+				ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS = NO;
+				ENABLE_STRICT_OBJC_MSGSEND = YES;
+				ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING = YES;
+				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu17;
+				GCC_NO_COMMON_BLOCKS = YES;
+				GCC_WARN_64_TO_32_BIT_CONVERSION = YES;
+				GCC_WARN_ABOUT_RETURN_TYPE = YES_ERROR;
+				GCC_WARN_UNDECLARED_SELECTOR = YES;
+				GCC_WARN_UNINITIALIZED_AUTOS = YES_AGGRESSIVE;
+				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_FUNCTION = YES;
+				GCC_WARN_UNUSED_VARIABLE = YES;
+				LOCALIZATION_PREFERS_STRING_CATALOGS = YES;
+				MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 15.0;
+				MTL_ENABLE_DEBUG_INFO = NO;
+				MTL_FAST_MATH = YES;
+				SDKROOT = macosx;
+				SWIFT_COMPILATION_MODE = wholemodule;
+			};
+			name = AppStore;
+		};
 		446966C22F37E47400AF141F /* Debug */ = {
 			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
 			buildSettings = {
@@ -266,9 +323,10 @@
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = Textream;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_LSApplicationCategoryType = "public.app-category.utilities";
-				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "Copyright © 2026 Fatih Kadir Akın";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription = "Textream lets nearby devices view or control your teleprompter over your local network.";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSMicrophoneUsageDescription = "Textream needs microphone access to listen to your speech and highlight words as you read them.";
-				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription = "Textream uses speech recognition to follow along as you read and highlight the current word.";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription = "Textream uses Apple's speech-recognition service to follow along as you read and highlight the current word. Microphone audio may be processed by Apple.";
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
@@ -305,9 +363,10 @@
 				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = Textream;
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_LSApplicationCategoryType = "public.app-category.utilities";
-				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "Copyright © 2026 Fatih Kadir Akın";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription = "Textream lets nearby devices view or control your teleprompter over your local network.";
 				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSMicrophoneUsageDescription = "Textream needs microphone access to listen to your speech and highlight words as you read them.";
-				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription = "Textream uses speech recognition to follow along as you read and highlight the current word.";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription = "Textream uses Apple's speech-recognition service to follow along as you read and highlight the current word. Microphone audio may be processed by Apple.";
 				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
 					"$(inherited)",
 					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
@@ -325,6 +384,47 @@
 			};
 			name = Release;
 		};
+		446966C52F37E47400AF141F /* AppStore */ = {
+			isa = XCBuildConfiguration;
+			buildSettings = {
+				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
+				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_GLOBAL_ACCENT_COLOR_NAME = AccentColor;
+				ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_INCLUDE_ALL_APPICON_ASSETS = YES;
+				CODE_SIGN_ENTITLEMENTS = Textream/Textream.entitlements;
+				CODE_SIGN_STYLE = Automatic;
+				COMBINE_HIDPI_IMAGES = YES;
+				CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION = 1;
+				DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = RJA7656U34;
+				ENABLE_APP_SANDBOX = YES;
+				ENABLE_HARDENED_RUNTIME = YES;
+				ENABLE_PREVIEWS = YES;
+				ENABLE_USER_SELECTED_FILES = readwrite;
+				GENERATE_INFOPLIST_FILE = YES;
+				INFOPLIST_FILE = Info.plist;
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_CFBundleDisplayName = Textream;
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_LSApplicationCategoryType = "public.app-category.utilities";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSHumanReadableCopyright = "Copyright © 2026 Fatih Kadir Akın";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSLocalNetworkUsageDescription = "Textream lets nearby devices view or control your teleprompter over your local network.";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSMicrophoneUsageDescription = "Textream needs microphone access to listen to your speech and highlight words as you read them.";
+				INFOPLIST_KEY_NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription = "Textream uses Apple's speech-recognition service to follow along as you read and highlight the current word. Microphone audio may be processed by Apple.";
+				LD_RUNPATH_SEARCH_PATHS = (
+					"$(inherited)",
+					"@executable_path/../Frameworks",
+				);
+				MARKETING_VERSION = 1.6.5;
+				PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER = dev.fka.textream;
+				PRODUCT_NAME = "$(TARGET_NAME)";
+				REGISTER_APP_GROUPS = YES;
+				STRING_CATALOG_GENERATE_SYMBOLS = YES;
+				SWIFT_ACTIVE_COMPILATION_CONDITIONS = "APP_STORE $(inherited)";
+				SWIFT_APPROACHABLE_CONCURRENCY = YES;
+				SWIFT_DEFAULT_ACTOR_ISOLATION = MainActor;
+				SWIFT_EMIT_LOC_STRINGS = YES;
+				SWIFT_UPCOMING_FEATURE_MEMBER_IMPORT_VISIBILITY = YES;
+				SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0;
+			};
+			name = AppStore;
+		};
 /* End XCBuildConfiguration section */
 
 /* Begin XCConfigurationList section */
@@ -333,6 +433,7 @@
 			buildConfigurations = (
 				446966BF2F37E47400AF141F /* Debug */,
 				446966C02F37E47400AF141F /* Release */,
+				446966C42F37E47400AF141F /* AppStore */,
 			);
 			defaultConfigurationIsVisible = 0;
 			defaultConfigurationName = Release;
@@ -342,6 +443,7 @@
 			buildConfigurations = (
 				446966C22F37E47400AF141F /* Debug */,
 				446966C32F37E47400AF141F /* Release */,
+				446966C52F37E47400AF141F /* AppStore */,
 			);
 			defaultConfigurationIsVisible = 0;
 			defaultConfigurationName = Release;

diff --git a/Textream/Textream/ContentView.swift b/Textream/Textream/ContentView.swift
@@ -852,6 +852,21 @@ struct AboutView: View {
                     .clipShape(Capsule())
                 }
 
+                Link(destination: URL(string: "https://blog.fka.dev/textream/privacy.html")!) {
+                    HStack(spacing: 5) {
+                        Image(systemName: "hand.raised.fill")
+                            .font(.system(size: 11, weight: .semibold))
+                        Text("Privacy")
+                            .font(.system(size: 12, weight: .medium))
+                    }
+                    .foregroundStyle(.primary)
+                    .padding(.horizontal, 14)
+                    .padding(.vertical, 7)
+                    .background(Color.primary.opacity(0.08))
+                    .clipShape(Capsule())
+                }
+
+                #if !APP_STORE
                 Link(destination: URL(string: "https://donate.stripe.com/aFa8wO4NF2S96jDfn4dMI09")!) {
                     HStack(spacing: 5) {
                         Image(systemName: "heart.fill")
@@ -866,6 +881,7 @@ struct AboutView: View {
                     .background(Color.pink.opacity(0.1))
                     .clipShape(Capsule())
                 }
+                #endif
             }
 
             Divider().padding(.horizontal, 20)

diff --git a/Textream/Textream/Fonts/OpenDyslexic-OFL.txt b/Textream/Textream/Fonts/OpenDyslexic-OFL.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+Copyright (c) 2019-07-29, Abbie Gonzalez (https://abbiecod.es|support@abbiecod.es),
+with Reserved Font Name OpenDyslexic.
+Copyright (c) 12/2012 - 2019
+This Font Software is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1.
+This license is copied below, and is also available with a FAQ at:
+http://scripts.sil.org/OFL
+
+
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+SIL OPEN FONT LICENSE Version 1.1 - 26 February 2007
+-----------------------------------------------------------
+
+PREAMBLE
+The goals of the Open Font License (OFL) are to stimulate worldwide
+development of collaborative font projects, to support the font creation
+efforts of academic and linguistic communities, and to provide a free and
+open framework in which fonts may be shared and improved in partnership
+with others.
+
+The OFL allows the licensed fonts to be used, studied, modified and
+redistributed freely as long as they are not sold by themselves. The
+fonts, including any derivative works, can be bundled, embedded, 
+redistributed and/or sold with any software provided that any reserved
+names are not used by derivative works. The fonts and derivatives,
+however, cannot be released under any other type of license. The
+requirement for fonts to remain under this license does not apply
+to any document created using the fonts or their derivatives.
+
+DEFINITIONS
+"Font Software" refers to the set of files released by the Copyright
+Holder(s) under this license and clearly marked as such. This may
+include source files, build scripts and documentation.
+
+"Reserved Font Name" refers to any names specified as such after the
+copyright statement(s).
+
+"Original Version" refers to the collection of Font Software components as
+distributed by the Copyright Holder(s).
+
+"Modified Version" refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting,
+or substituting -- in part or in whole -- any of the components of the
+Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a
+new environment.
+
+"Author" refers to any designer, engineer, programmer, technical
+writer or other person who contributed to the Font Software.
+
+PERMISSION & CONDITIONS
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+a copy of the Font Software, to use, study, copy, merge, embed, modify,
+redistribute, and sell modified and unmodified copies of the Font
+Software, subject to the following conditions:
+
+1) Neither the Font Software nor any of its individual components,
+in Original or Modified Versions, may be sold by itself.
+
+2) Original or Modified Versions of the Font Software may be bundled,
+redistributed and/or sold with any software, provided that each copy
+contains the above copyright notice and this license. These can be
+included either as stand-alone text files, human-readable headers or
+in the appropriate machine-readable metadata fields within text or
+binary files as long as those fields can be easily viewed by the user.
+
+3) No Modified Version of the Font Software may use the Reserved Font
+Name(s) unless explicit written permission is granted by the corresponding
+Copyright Holder. This restriction only applies to the primary font name as
+presented to the users.
+
+4) The name(s) of the Copyright Holder(s) or the Author(s) of the Font
+Software shall not be used to promote, endorse or advertise any
+Modified Version, except to acknowledge the contribution(s) of the
+Copyright Holder(s) and the Author(s) or with their explicit written
+permission.
+
+5) The Font Software, modified or unmodified, in part or in whole,
+must be distributed entirely under this license, and must not be
+distributed under any other license. The requirement for fonts to
+remain under this license does not apply to any document created
+using the Font Software.
+
+TERMINATION
+This license becomes null and void if any of the above conditions are
+not met.
+
+DISCLAIMER
+THE FONT SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF
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+DAMAGES, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+FROM, OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE FONT SOFTWARE OR FROM
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE FONT SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/Textream/Textream/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy b/Textream/Textream/PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
+<plist version="1.0">
+<dict>
+	<key>NSPrivacyTracking</key>
+	<false/>
+	<key>NSPrivacyTrackingDomains</key>
+	<array/>
+	<key>NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes</key>
+	<array/>
+	<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes</key>
+	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
+			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategoryUserDefaults</string>
+			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
+			<array>
+				<string>CA92.1</string>
+			</array>
+		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPIType</key>
+			<string>NSPrivacyAccessedAPICategorySystemBootTime</string>
+			<key>NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypeReasons</key>
+			<array>
+				<string>35F9.1</string>
+			</array>
+		</dict>
+	</array>
+</dict>
+</plist>
diff --git a/Textream/Textream/TextreamApp.swift b/Textream/Textream/TextreamApp.swift
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate, NSWindowDelegate {
             TextreamService.shared.hideMainWindow()
         }
 
-        // Silent update check on launch
+        #if !APP_STORE
+        // Direct-download builds check GitHub for updates. App Store builds are
+        // updated exclusively through the App Store.
         UpdateChecker.shared.checkForUpdates(silent: true)
+        #endif
 
         // Start browser server if enabled
         TextreamService.shared.updateBrowserServer()
@@ -135,10 +138,12 @@ struct TextreamApp: App {
                 Button("About Textream") {
                     NotificationCenter.default.post(name: .openAbout, object: nil)
                 }
+                #if !APP_STORE
                 Divider()
                 Button("Check for Updates…") {
                     UpdateChecker.shared.checkForUpdates()
                 }
+                #endif
             }
             CommandGroup(after: .appSettings) {
                 Button("Settings…") {