§ History
History + retention
Every dictation and every meeting is stored locally with raw + polished transcript, metadata, and (toggleable) audio. Full-text search across both. Per-item delete, retention windows, and a hard delete-all.
Who this is for
Users who treat their dictation history as a personal corpus, anyone needing to re-transcribe a recording with a different model, and anyone managing retention for compliance reasons.
What History can do
Search + filter
Full-text across both dictation and meeting transcripts. Filter by mode, source app, language, or STT provider.
Replay audio
When the audio retention toggle is on, History shows an inline player.
Re-run transcription
Pick a different STT model or provider and re-transcribe the stored audio. Raw + final updated.
Export meetings
Markdown, plain text, JSON, SRT, VTT. Include or exclude speaker labels for SRT / VTT.
Copy raw + final
Two separate actions. Different clipboard outputs.
Import audio
m4a / mp3 / wav files added to History and transcribed with the engine of your choice.
Retention controls
Settings › History
- Store audio files
- Toggle whether the raw audio is retained alongside transcripts. Default: on.
- Auto-delete old meetings
- Retention window in days. Meetings older than the window are removed (audio + transcripts + analysis).
- Delete All History
- Wipes dictation history. No undo. No apology modal chain.
- Delete All Meetings
- Separate destructive delete for meetings.
- Disclosure reminder acknowledged
- Reset the per-meeting recording disclosure dialog. Useful when you onboard a colleague.
Launching April 2026
Be first on the launch list.
Dettivo opens for new purchases in April 2026. One-time license, three Macs, lifetime updates.