Fact · Dictation on Mac
48language variants
Apple lists 48 language and regional variants for on-device and modeless Dictation on the Mac, which require a download of speech models.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dictation: On-Device and Modeless Dictation Arabic Cantonese (Hong Kong) Cantonese (Simplified, China mainland) Danish (Denmark) Dutch (Belgium) Dutch (Netherlands)”
macOS Feature Availability, Apple, Apple, 2026, Dictation: On-Device and Modeless Dictation section (count of listed entries).
Open the original- What it measures
- Counted from the list as of October 2026. The list ends with the note that it requires download of speech models.
- What it does not show
- On-device dictation also needs a Mac with Apple silicon; languages not on this list are sent to Apple's servers.
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