Fact · Dictation software
01 = yes, 0 = no
Echo's product page says Echo requires an internet connection for transcription, and that offline transcription is planned but not in the current App Store release. Echo does not work offline.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“Echo requires an internet connection for transcription.”
Echo - voice dictation and transcription for macOS, konovalov.ai, konovalov.ai, 2026, Product page, Offline transcription is planned.
Open the original- What it measures
- Echo's current release uses API mode only: audio goes to OpenAI or Grok with the user's own API key.
- What it does not show
- The page says local WhisperKit support is planned. A later release may change this, so the row is dated 2026-10.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Echo Dictation, works offline: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Echo Dictation
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- internet needed; offline planned
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not.