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Mavericks Enhanced Dictation removed the 30-second limit

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Before Enhanced Dictation in OS X Mavericks, standard Mac dictation had a 30-second limit; Enhanced Dictation removed it and worked offline.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

In the source's own words

“how you can bypass the usual 30-second dictation limit and also dictate offline”

How to set up continuous OS X Mavericks dictation, Steven Sande, Engadget (TUAW), 2014, Introduction.

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What it measures: Enhanced Dictation was an optional download in Dictation & Speech preferences in OS X Mavericks (2013).
What it does not show: Secondary source from 2014.

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How to set up continuous OS X Mavericks dictationNews and journalism · Steven Sande, Engadget (TUAW), 2014

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