Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple says that with macOS Sequoia and a Mac with Apple silicon, speech in audio recordings can be recognised and transcribed to text in Voice Memos.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“With macOS Sequoia and a Mac with Apple silicon ... speech in your audio recordings can be recognised and transcribed to text in Voice Memos”
View a Voice Memos transcription on Mac (macOS Sequoia version of the page), Apple, Apple Support, Voice Memos User Guide, macOS Sequoia 15 version, 2026, Introduction of View a Voice Memos transcription on Mac, Sequoia 15 version.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's Voice Memos User Guide, read on 2026-10-16 in the macOS Sequoia 15 version. The Tahoe 26 version of the same page has the transcription paragraph without this requirement.
- What it does not show
- The page does not say what happens on Intel Macs or on macOS 14 or earlier beyond this sentence. Apple does not say whether transcription runs on the Mac or on Apple's servers.
Source
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