Fact · Dictation software
Yes
Keller's Chrome Web Store listing says the Whisper AI engine runs locally in your browser.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“as the AI engine runs locally in your browser and is limited in memory and processing power”
Speech to Text (Voice Recognition), Chrome Web Store listing by Keller, Chrome Web Store, 2026, Overview.
Open the original- What it measures
- The developer's store listing, in the paragraph on transcribing audio files with the Whisper engine.
- What it does not show
- The listing says nothing about where the built-in Web Speech API engine processes speech, so this row covers the Whisper engine only.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Keller Speech to Text: On device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Speech to Text (Voice Recognition)
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Whisper engine only
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this