Fact · Dictation software
Yes
CursorTalk's product page says it is 100% offline and that transcription is on-device.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“Privacy 100% offline, on-device ... Audio stays on your Mac. No cloud transcription, no browser tab.”
CursorTalk for macOS, product page, CursorTalk (by axxshen), 2026, Product page, Privacy and On-device cards.
Open the original- What it measures
- The product page's privacy card, which sits beside the on-device card.
- What it does not show
- The page gives no list of offline limits or supported languages for offline use.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as CursorTalk: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- CursorTalk
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- 100% offline, on-device
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this