Fact · Dictation software
Yes
JustScribe's home page says transcription runs on the device with Parakeet or Whisper models.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 23, 2026
In the source's own words
“Transcription runs on-device with Parakeet or Whisper models. Nothing is uploaded.”
JustScribe: Free Voice Dictation and Speech to Text for Mac, Quassum, 2026, Home page, Stay on your Mac section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The home page says nothing is uploaded, and the privacy policy repeats that audio is never uploaded.
- What it does not show
- Optional grammar correction can go to a hosted provider; transcription does not.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as JustScribe: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- JustScribe
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Parakeet or Whisper models
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this.