Your data and privacy¶
This page explains where Cuebot keeps your settings and actions, how your sign-ins are protected, and what Cuebot sends where. Good to know before you move to a new computer or make a second setup.
Where Cuebot keeps your things¶
Everything Cuebot knows (settings, actions, sign-ins, logs and backups) is in one folder, the data folder:
| Computer | Data folder |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Cuebot (type this into the address bar of File Explorer) |
| Linux | ~/.config/Cuebot (Flatpak: ~/.var/app/io.github.cuebot.Cuebot/config/Cuebot) |
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Cuebot |
The program folder holds no settings. That is why you can replace it when you update.
Inside the data folder, each profile (persona) has its own folder under profiles, like
profiles/main. It holds that persona's settings, sign-ins, actions and overlays. Things every profile shares stay at
the top: app.json (the theme, the window, backups), the logs, the backups, and downloads like Python and voices.
Streaming as more than one persona? Use profiles. Want Cuebot on a USB stick, or a
completely separate setup? Start Cuebot with --data <folder> to use another data folder (see
Command-line options). Only one Cuebot can use one data folder at a time.
Your sign-ins are locked¶
Sign-ins, API keys and passwords are stored encrypted: scrambled so that only you can unlock them.
- On Windows, your Windows account holds the key.
- On Linux, your desktop's keyring (like GNOME Keyring or KWallet) holds it. Without a keyring, Cuebot uses a file only your user can read.
- On macOS, the key is in a file called
secrets.keythat only your user can read, next to the sign-ins. (Cuebot doesn't use the macOS Keychain.)
Each profile has its own locked sign-ins, in its own folder.
Sign-ins and keys are never put in backups. If you restore a backup on a new computer, sign in again.
Privacy¶
Cuebot has no tracking and sends no statistics. It only connects to a service when you set it up, and only sends what that job needs. The privacy policy lists exactly what goes where.