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Dikte's README says speech to text runs locally by default.

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026

In the source's own words

“Speech to text runs locally by default; cleanup uses a hosted provider by default”

Dikte: README (GitHub), yusufipk, GitHub (yusufipk/dikte), 2026, Install section, last paragraph before the provider table.

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What it measures
The README's section on choosing providers.
What it does not show
Local is the default. The same sentence says cleanup uses a hosted provider by default, and the Speech to text row in the table lists hosted providers as options.

In the data

A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Dikte: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.

App
Dikte by Dikte
Feature
Speech processed on the device
Detail
Local model by default; hosted optional
As of
2026-10
Note
1 means the maker's page says the app does this.

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