Fact · Dictation software
Dictato's FAQ says tone rewrites run on Gemma, a model it downloads once and keeps on the Mac.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Tone rewrites run on Gemma, a model Dictato downloads once (about 3.4 GB) and keeps on your Mac.”
Dictato: Offline Dictation for Mac, Speech to Text, Dictato, 2026, FAQ: Do I need Apple Intelligence?.
Open the original- What it measures
- Tones reshape the same thought into a style, such as an email or a bullet list. Auto-correct is separate.
- What it does not show
- The page says tones need the 3.4 GB model. Auto-correct needs macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Dictato: rewrites with AI: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Dictato
- Feature
- Rewrites or formats with AI
- Detail
- Tone rewrites, 3.4 GB model download
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this