Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Ottex's FAQ says transcription can run fully local with Whisper, and then nothing leaves the machine.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“run transcription fully local with Whisper ... then nothing leaves your machine.”
Ottex AI: Voice-to-Text and AI Meeting Notetaker for Mac, Ottex AI, 2026, FAQ, What happens to my recordings?.
Open the original- What it measures
- Read on the maker's own page on 2026-10-26; the quote is the sentence that says the app has the feature (1) or does not (0).
- What it does not show
- Stated for the local Whisper option only; the page does not describe offline use of the other local models.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Ottex AI: works offline: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Ottex AI
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- Fully local Whisper transcription
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this; 0 means the maker's page says it does not.