Fact · Dictation software
0yes or no
open-wispr's FAQ says no audio or text leaves the computer, so no third-party AI receives its text.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 20, 2026
In the source's own words
“Does any audio or text leave my computer? No. Everything runs 100% on-device.”
open-wispr: Free Voice Dictation for macOS (100% Local, No Cloud), open-wispr (github.com/human37/open-wispr), 2026, FAQ.
Open the original- What it measures
- FAQ answer to 'Does any audio or text leave my computer?'.
- What it does not show
- The same sentence as the audio row. The claim adds that a third-party AI is therefore not sent text by the app.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as open-wispr: no text to AI: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- open-wispr
- Feature
- Sends text to a third-party AI
- Detail
- text stays on the computer
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not.