TubeFold is local-first. There is no TubeFold account, no hosted backend, and no analytics or telemetry. The app and the Chrome extension run entirely on your own Mac, and your data never leaves it — except to the AI CLI you already use.
What this policy covers
This policy applies to the TubeFold macOS app and the TubeFold Chrome extension, which work together. The extension is a thin companion to the app: it only sends the YouTube video you choose to the app running locally on the same machine.
What the Chrome extension does with your data
- When you click the TubeFold button on a YouTube page, the extension reads the
current tab's video URL and title and sends them to the TubeFold app on your own
computer at
http://127.0.0.1:43821(localhost). - It uses the
storagepermission to keep your local preferences (such as the connection state) on your device. - It does not send any data to TubeFold, the developer, or any third-party server — there is no TubeFold server to send it to.
- It contains no analytics, tracking, advertising, or fingerprinting code.
What the app does with your data
The app fetches the public transcript and metadata for the video and builds a summary prompt. That prompt is processed by the Codex CLI or Claude Code already installed and signed in on your Mac, under your own subscription. TubeFold keeps only the model's final Markdown output.
Your interaction with those AI tools is governed by their own providers' terms and privacy policies. TubeFold does not add an account or an API layer on top of them.
Where your data is stored
Your library, transcripts, and generated Markdown files are stored locally on your Mac (under your Application Support directory). You can delete any item, or reset all data, from within the app at any time.
The only exception is the optional "Publish to Telegraph" action: if you explicitly use it, that single summary is uploaded to the public Telegra.ph service to create a shareable article. Nothing is published unless you click it.
Data we collect
None. TubeFold does not collect, sell, or share personal data. There is no account, no sign-up, and no usage tracking.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Open an issue at github.com/TubeFold/extension. TubeFold is open source — you can inspect exactly how it handles data.