Fact · Dictation software
BetterVoice's README says the open-source Mac app transcribes speech locally.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 21, 2026
In the source's own words
“It transcribes speech locally and captures the full screen whenever you circle something with your pointer”
BetterVoice README: privacy and storage, grammar cleanup, vocabulary, TarunTomar122, GitHub, TarunTomar122/better-voice, 2026, Introduction.
Open the original- What it measures
- The developer's README for the open-source Mac app BetterVoice, read on 2026-10-21. The README also says a one-time local speech model download of about 500 MB is needed.
- What it does not show
- The sentence says transcription runs locally. It does not say the app works without any internet connection, so the row records on-device processing only.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as BetterVoice, speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- BetterVoice
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- transcription runs locally
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this. The quoted sentence on the page says it does apply.