Privacy Policy

Last updated 24 September 2026

Streamif runs entirely on your Mac. It has no servers, no accounts and no analytics. We do not collect, store or receive any of your data.

What we collect

Nothing. Streamif has no analytics, no telemetry and no crash reporting. Nothing you do in the app is reported back to us, because there is no "us" for it to be reported to. We do not operate any server that Streamif talks to.

Your video and audio

Your camera, microphone, screen and recordings stay on your Mac. When you go live, Streamif sends video and audio straight from your Mac to the streaming service you chose, using the RTMP address and stream key you entered. Nothing passes through us. Recordings are written to a folder on your Mac and are never uploaded anywhere.

Signing in to YouTube or Twitch

Signing in is optional. It is only used to show live chat inside the app. Everything else in Streamif works without it. Streamif requests read-only access to YouTube (the youtube.readonly scope) and, for Twitch, permission to read chat and your username.

Google user data we access

If you sign in with Google, Streamif accesses only:

• Your YouTube channel name and profile picture, to show which account is signed in.
• Your live and upcoming broadcasts, to find the broadcast you are currently streaming to.
• The live chat messages of that broadcast, including the author name and picture of each message.
• The OAuth access and refresh tokens Google issues, so you stay signed in.

How we use Google user data

Google user data is used only to provide the live chat feature you can see in the app: showing your signed-in channel, finding your current live broadcast, and displaying its chat messages on your screen and, if you choose, as an overlay in your own stream. It is not used for advertising, profiling, analytics, selling, or any other purpose, and it is not used to develop, improve or train generalized or non-personalized AI or machine learning models. Streamif does not post, edit or delete anything on your YouTube channel.

Sharing, transfer and disclosure of Google user data

We do not share, transfer, sell or disclose Google user data to anyone. Streamif has no servers, so Google user data never reaches us or any third party. The app talks directly from your Mac to Google's own servers (googleapis.com and accounts.google.com) and nowhere else. The only way chat content leaves your Mac is if you choose to show the chat overlay in a stream you broadcast yourself.

How Google user data is protected

• All requests to Google are made over encrypted HTTPS connections.
• Sign-in uses Google's OAuth 2.0 flow with PKCE in the system browser. Streamif never sees your Google password.
• OAuth tokens are stored in the macOS Keychain, which is encrypted and protected by your Mac's login.
• Chat messages and channel details are kept only in the app's memory. They are never written to disk, logged, or sent to any server we operate.
• Streamif requests the minimum, read-only scope needed for the chat feature.

Retention and deletion of Google user data

• Chat messages and channel details are held in memory only while the app is running and are discarded when you quit Streamif or sign out.
• OAuth tokens stay in your Keychain until you sign out. Signing out from the sidebar deletes them from the Keychain and revokes them with Google.
• You can also remove Streamif's access at any time from your Google account permissions page. Deleting the app does not keep any Google data anywhere else.
• Because we never receive or store your Google user data, there is nothing on our side to delete. If you have questions, contact us using the details below.

Twitch

Twitch sign-in works the same way: Streamif only reads chat for your channel and your username, tokens are stored in the macOS Keychain, chat is kept in memory only, and nothing is shared with anyone. Signing out deletes the tokens, and you can remove access from your Twitch connections page.

Limited Use

Streamif's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Settings

Your scenes, overlays, destinations and preferences are saved on your Mac. Stream keys you enter are stored on your Mac so you do not have to type them again. None of this is sent anywhere.

Updates

Streamif checks for new versions using Sparkle. This asks streamif.com for a small update file. As with any web request, the server can see your IP address and which version you are on. No account or personal information is sent, and you can turn automatic checks off in Settings.

Children

Streamif is not directed at children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date at the top.

Contact

Questions about privacy can go to kamranahmed.se@gmail.com or to the issue tracker.