Privacy & terms
Last updated 14 November 2026
In short
Still turns how you feel into music. To do that, your words go to a language model at OpenAI. Your recordings, saved moments and settings stay in your own browser. An account is optional; there are no ads and no tracking.
What leaves your device
Only when you send a message, tap a reaction (More like this, Not quite, Surprise me) or ask for an extra, the app sends to our server, which passes it to OpenAI:
- your words, and the last few messages of this conversation;
- a description of the piece that is playing (its mood, pace, instruments and shape, not audio);
- the mood and instruments of your last few pieces on this device, so the musician doesn’t repeat itself;
- if “Learn what I like” is on, a short summary of what you tended to like or skip;
- if you hummed a tune, the notes it found (their pitch and length, never the sound itself);
- your chosen language.
OpenAI uses this to answer and returns a musical sketch; the app then writes every note on your device. We ask OpenAI not to store the conversation. Under its API data policy, OpenAI may keep requests for a limited time to watch for abuse, and does not use them to train its models by default. Before your words reach the musician, OpenAI’s moderation check reads them, to catch words about harming yourself and content we don’t allow.
What stays on your device
- Saved moments: the recording, the notes and your words, in this browser’s storage. We never receive them. Clearing your browser data deletes them, so download the ones you love.
- Your settings, your language, and (if you allow it) the piece you were shaping.
- The microphone is used only while you hum, after you press Start. The sound is analysed in your browser and never sent anywhere.
Keeping the service fair
The site runs on Cloudflare. A Cloudflare bot check runs once when you first talk to the musician, and gives your browser a pass for one day (kept in your browser). To share the musician fairly, we count messages per day for each pass and for each network address; the address is kept only as a scrambled code, and these counts are deleted every day. We also keep daily totals for the whole site (for example, how many messages were sent with and without an account); they contain no names, passes or addresses. Cloudflare, as our host, also processes your network address to deliver the site; see Cloudflare’s and OpenAI’s own privacy policies.
Accounts (optional)
You can use Still without an account. Signing in (with a code sent to your email, or with Google) gives you more messages to the musician each day. If you sign in, we keep your email address, how you signed in, when your account was made, and how many messages you sent each day. These are stored with Supabase, our sign-in provider. With Google, Google tells us your email address and name; nothing else. You can delete your account at any time in Settings → Delete my account; your email address and message counts are then deleted. Your saved moments are never part of your account: they stay in your browser either way.
Not a health service
Still is a music app. It doesn’t give advice and isn’t a mental health service. If you’re struggling, please talk to someone you trust. If you’re in danger, contact your local emergency number or a crisis line.
Terms of use
- Still is offered free, as it is, with no guarantee that it will always be available or work as expected. Daily limits apply and may change.
- You must be 13 or older to use Still.
- Don’t try to misuse the service: no automated access, no attempts to get around the limits or the bot check, nothing unlawful or harmful.
- The music you make is yours to keep and enjoy. The recorded instruments come from free collections under their own licences (credited in the app’s About page); if you share a recording, please mention it was made with Still.
Contact
Questions about privacy or these terms: [contact address].