Private Clinical Voice NotesWithout Cloud Exposure.
Capture SOAP notes, therapy progress logs, and clinical observations with push-to-talk speed. Processed entirely on local hardware with configurable retention policies and zero network egress.
Regulatory & Compliance Disclaimer: Murmur is not a certified HIPAA Business Associate and makes no healthcare-specific compliance claims. Murmur is an open-source, local-first dictation tool designed to eliminate cloud transmission by running speech-to-text exclusively on local hardware.
The Problem with Cloud Dictation
Mental health, psychiatric evaluations, and sensitive clinical consultations require absolute patient confidentiality. Traditional cloud dictation apps upload audio to third-party servers, creating significant data breach exposure and regulatory overhead under HIPAA privacy and security rules.
Physical Hardware Sovereignty
Murmur is engineered with an air-gapped security model. Voice recognition runs locally on your workstation's Apple Silicon Neural Engine or NVIDIA/AMD DirectX GPU. No remote APIs are called, and all temporary recording buffers are instantly sanitized upon completion.
Local Architecture vs. Cloud SaaS
| Buyer Concern | Murmur (Local-First) | Cloud Alternatives (e.g. Wispr) |
|---|---|---|
Processing Location Protected Health Information never touches third-party infrastructure | 100% On-Device (Workstation CPU/GPU) | Remote Cloud Data Centers |
Cloud Vendor Breach Risk Guarantees patient discussion privacy by architectural design | Zero (No cloud footprint exists) | Subject to vendor supply-chain and cloud security breaches |
Hardware Isolation Mode Can be operated on strictly air-gapped hospital workstations | In-app Air-Gap kill-switch closes all sockets | Requires persistent high-speed internet connection |
Subscription & Licensing Accessible to independent practices, non-profits, and large clinics alike | Free & Open Source (MIT License) | Expensive per-seat clinical subscription fees ($30–$100/mo) |
Protecting patient trust starts with physical data ownership.
Therapy and medical progress notes contain the most sensitive details of human lives. Murmur ensures these words remain strictly between the practitioner and the patient's local medical record.
“As a private practice psychologist, I cannot risk streaming session summaries over the internet. Murmur gives me Whisper-level dictation speed without a single byte leaving my MacBook.”
How to Verify This Claim Yourself
Disconnect your workstation from the internet or enable Airplane Mode. Press your dictation hotkey and record a complete progress note. Observe instant, flawless local transcription.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Murmur store my patient notes?
No. Murmur transcribes spoken audio into memory and immediately inserts the formatted text into your open documentation tool or EHR. It does not upload or retain patient notes on external servers, and local retention can be set to immediate purge.
Does Murmur sell data to healthcare analytics vendors?
No. Murmur is an open-source tool with zero tracking, zero external telemetry, and no business model based on data monetization. All code is auditable on GitHub.
Can clinical staff verify that zero data leaves the computer?
Yes. Because Murmur is fully open source and runs locally, healthcare IT staff can monitor the process with Wireshark, Little Snitch, or Windows Packet Monitor to independently confirm that zero bytes are transmitted during dictation.
How does Murmur compare to cloud clinical voice apps?
Cloud clinical voice apps require network connectivity, cost monthly subscriptions, and introduce third-party vendor risks. Murmur runs at lower latency (<200ms) with zero subscription fees and zero cloud exposure.
Ready to dictate without cloud exposure?
Download Murmur for macOS and Windows. Free, open source, and 100% on-device.