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11 = yes, 0 = no

LocalBolo says an optional small language model on the Mac applies self-corrections and removes filler words.

Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026

In the source's own words

“Turn on cleanup and a small language model on your Mac applies your self-corrections and drops the ums and uhs.”

LocalBolo: Private dictation for Mac (home page), Thinking Sound Lab Private Limited, 2026, Cleanup section.

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What it measures
The page says the cleanup model is Qwen 2.5 1.5B, an 880 MB download, and that edits which would change the meaning are kept as spoken.
What it does not show
Cleanup is optional and needs the extra model download.

In the data

A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as LocalBolo: AI rewriting: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.

App
LocalBolo
Feature
Rewrites or formats with AI
Detail
Optional on-device cleanup model
As of
2026-10
Note
1 means the maker's page says the app does this.

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