Fact · Dictation software
AeriVoice's privacy document says that Local transcription uses Apple Speech or the downloaded Nemotron model on the Mac.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026
In the source's own words
“When Local is selected, Apple Speech or downloaded NVIDIA Nemotron models transcribe audio on your Mac without a transcription account or API key.”
AeriVoice Privacy (PRIVACY.md in the maker's GitHub repository), AeriVoice (GitHub repository DanielOu1208/aerivoice), 2026, Local transcription.
Open the original- What it measures
- The privacy document, in the section on Local transcription.
- What it does not show
- Cloud cleanup can still receive the transcript when Offline mode is off.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as AeriVoice, on-device speech: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- AeriVoice
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Local engines on the Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this. The quoted sentence says Local transcription runs on the Mac.