Fact · Dictation software
When AI polishing uses a cloud service, that service receives the recognized text but not the recording.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026
In the source's own words
“A cloud AI service receives the text for polishing, not the recording.”
Cadenza: Open-source voice input for macOS, Cadenza (DragonKingIO, GitHub Pages), 2026, Feature list.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page says cloud translation sends the recognized text to the service the user selected, and that the user can also use Ollama on the Mac.
- What it does not show
- Only when the user configures a cloud service. The privacy promise says a cloud service gets audio only after the user agrees, provider by provider.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Cadenza: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Cadenza
- Feature
- Sends text to a third-party AI
- Detail
- only if the user sets up a cloud service
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this.