> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openwhispr.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Cancelling your subscription

> How to cancel, what happens to your notes and transcriptions, and what keeps working afterwards.

You can cancel yourself, in about thirty seconds, and you don't have to talk to
anyone to do it.

Open **Settings**, choose **Plans & Billing** under **Account**, and click
**Manage Billing**. That opens your billing page at Stripe, where you'll find
the option to cancel your subscription. Stripe shows you exactly what will
happen, and when, before you confirm.

If you'd rather we did it, email
[support@openwhispr.com](mailto:support@openwhispr.com) from the address on your
account and we'll cancel it for you the same day.

## What happens to your stuff

Cancelling stops future payments. It doesn't delete anything.

* **Your notes and transcriptions stay.** Nothing is erased when a subscription
  ends. If you want your data actually removed, that's
  [deleting your account](/help/account/delete-your-account) — a separate,
  deliberate action.
* **Local dictation keeps working, with no limits.** On-device transcription
  runs on your own machine, so it doesn't depend on a subscription at all. This
  is the part people are most often surprised by: you don't lose OpenWhispr, you
  go back to the Free plan.
* **Your own API keys keep working.** BYOK is unlimited on every plan, including
  Free.
* **OpenWhispr Cloud goes back to the Free allowance** — 2,000 words per rolling
  7 days. See [Plans and limits](/help/plans-and-limits).

## If you're cancelling because something's broken

Please tell us first — [support@openwhispr.com](mailto:support@openwhispr.com).
We'd genuinely rather fix the problem than lose you over it, and a fair number
of cancellations we see turn out to be a setting or a known bug with a
workaround. If we can't fix it, we'll cancel you on the spot and you've lost
nothing but one email.

## Refunds

Cancelling and getting money back are two different things — cancelling stops
the next payment, it doesn't return the last one. If you want a refund as well,
ask us and we'll sort it out: see [Refunds](/help/account/refunds).

## FAQ

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Will I be charged again after I cancel?">
    No. Cancelling stops future charges. Stripe will confirm the date your paid
    access runs to on the cancellation screen.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I come back later?">
    Yes, and nothing is lost in the meantime. Upgrade again from **Settings →
    Plans & Billing** whenever you like.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I can't see a Manage Billing button.">
    That button only appears if you're paying for OpenWhispr personally. If your
    plan comes from a team workspace, billing is managed by whoever owns it — the
    Plan section will name them. If you're on a free month from a referral, there
    isn't a subscription to cancel yet.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does cancelling delete my account?">
    No. Your account and everything in it stays. See
    [Deleting your account](/help/account/delete-your-account) if that's what you
    want.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

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## Related

* [Refunds](/help/account/refunds)
* [Deleting your account](/help/account/delete-your-account)
* [Cloud vs local processing](/guides/cloud-vs-local)