Last updated: September 28, 2026
TakeDirector is a personal video director: it plans your video, directs the shoot, and edits it. It's built so your videos, scripts, episode plans and settings stay on your device.
What we collect: nothing by default. There are no accounts, no analytics, no ads and no tracking. Your videos, scripts and voice are never sent to us.
What stays on your device: your takes (including both cameras when DualCam is on), edited videos, scripts, notes, episode plans, channel memory, backgrounds and settings. Captions are made with Apple's speech recognition, which runs on your device when it can (otherwise Apple's speech service handles it under Apple's privacy policy). Face tracking, camera analysis for the director, sound analysis, multicam sync and story building all run on your device.
Voice cues (Lumi): when "Voice cues while you film" is on, the app listens back to each take to find cues you say to Lumi (like "hey Lumi, that was a mess-up"). This uses Apple's speech recognition on your device only — if your device can't do that on-device, cues are simply skipped. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Camera, microphone and Photos: used only to record your videos (with DualCam, the front and back cameras at once), to bring in videos you pick, and to save a copy to your Photos library when that setting is on.
AI features (optional — every feature also works without AI; your choice in AI setup): - Built-in AI (Apple Intelligence) runs on your device. - Your own AI key sends the text of your request (for example what you said you're filming, or a script) directly from your device to the provider you chose — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, OpenRouter or a server you set — using your key, under that provider's privacy policy. Nothing goes through us. - Music and voiceovers with your own ElevenLabs key (optional) send the words of your request — for music the mood, the length and anything you type; for a voiceover the script you typed and the voice you picked — directly from your device to ElevenLabs, using your key, under ElevenLabs' privacy policy and terms. Your videos, voice and photos are never sent. Your key is kept in your device's Keychain.
Pro edit packages you export (for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve) are saved where you choose in Files; they don't go anywhere else.
Children: we don't knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.
Purchases are handled by Apple. We never see your payment details.
Contact: support@takedirector.com