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Hallig's home page says its Parakeet TDT recognition covers 25 European languages.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“That depends on the recognition you pick. The built-in one covers around 22 languages, Parakeet TDT 25 European ones, WhisperKit 99.”
Hallig: dictation app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, Sergej Nawalnew, Hallig (hallig.app), 2026, FAQ, "Which languages does Hallig recognize?".
Open the original- What it measures
- The answer sits under the question "Which languages does Hallig recognize?". The recognition table on the same page describes Parakeet TDT as running on the Neural Engine, with 25 European languages.
- What it does not show
- The figure covers European languages only. It is Hallig's own count for this model, not a figure from the model's maker. The page does not say whether the same 25 languages are offered on every Apple device.
In the data
A row of How Many Languages Speech Recognition Supports, as Hallig, Parakeet TDT: 25 languages.
- System
- Hallig, Parakeet TDT
- Maker
- Sergej Nawalnew
- Kind
- Dictation app
- What is counted
- Languages
- On device
- Yes
- As of
- 2026-10
Source
Used to calculate
- In the languages supported by speech recognition systems dataset, the 224 published figures for “Dictation app” have a median of 50 languages, ranging from 1 to 1,600.
- The languages supported by speech recognition systems dataset holds 383 data points, each a published figure traced to its source.
- The languages supported by speech recognition systems dataset draws on 322 distinct sources.