Fact · Dictation software
Dictato's FAQ says that a dictation never leaves the Mac.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Your dictation never leaves the Mac. Audio goes from the microphone to the on-device model, and Dictato keeps the recording and the text in your local History”
Dictato: Offline Dictation for Mac, Speech to Text, Dictato, 2026, FAQ: Is my data really private?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same answer says the one server the app contacts, app.dicta.to, receives licence and counter data, never any audio.
- What it does not show
- The page describes the app's own servers. It does not describe the separate model download from huggingface.co, which sends no dictation.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Dictato: audio stays on the Mac: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Dictato
- Feature
- Keeps audio on the maker's servers
- Detail
- Audio stays on the Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not