Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple's Mac Help for macOS Mojave 10.14 says that with server-based dictation, your words are sent to Apple servers to be analyzed using the latest language data, and that the converted text appears after you end dictation.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“With server-based dictation, your words are sent to Apple servers to be analyzed using the latest language data.”
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Apple Mac Help for macOS Mojave 10.14), Apple Inc., Apple Support, Mac Help, macOS Mojave 10.14 version, n.d., Turn on dictation section.
Open the original- What it measures
- On macOS Mojave, the alternative to Enhanced Dictation is server-based dictation. Apple's page describes it as the option for people who do not want to download the software Enhanced Dictation needs.
- What it does not show
- The statement describes macOS Mojave 10.14. Apple's later Dictation pages for macOS 12 and macOS 26 do not describe server-based dictation in the same words, so check how your macOS version processes your speech.