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11 = yes, 0 = no

Klavko's README says the internet is needed only once, to download the speech model and the translation languages.

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 23, 2026

In the source's own words

“The internet is needed only once ... to download the speech recognition model (from Hugging Face) and the translation languages (from Apple).”

stepsergius/Klavko: README, Serhii Stepaniuk, GitHub (stepsergius/Klavko), 2026, README, Privacy.

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What it measures
The README covers the Mac app.
What it does not show
Google AI voice input needs the internet and your own key. The README says so under Voice input.

In the data

A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Klavko: works offline: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.

App
Klavko
Feature
Works offline
Detail
after one-time downloads
As of
2026-10
Note
1 means the maker's page says the app does this

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