Fact · Dictation software
Letterly's help center says transcription and rewriting run on AI models in the cloud, so they need the internet.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Transcription and rewriting need the internet, because they run on AI models in the cloud.”
Does it work offline? | Letterly Help Center, Letterly, 2026, Answer to 'Does it work offline?'.
Open the original- What it measures
- The sentence explains why the internet is needed for the speech-to-text step of the app.
- What it does not show
- The page does not name the speech model or provider.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Letterly: speech on the cloud: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Letterly
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Transcription runs in the cloud
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not