Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Overhear's page says that after the chosen model downloads once, everything happens offline.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 22, 2026
In the source's own words
“The model you choose downloads once, and everything after that happens offline.”
Overhear: native, private, always-on dictation for macOS, Rafal Cymerys, 2026, Section 'Three things it's good at', under 'Multilingual input'.
Open the original- What it measures
- The install section says the first run downloads the model, which takes a few minutes, and that after that the app works offline.
- What it does not show
- The first run needs an internet connection to download the model.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Overhear: works offline: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Overhear
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- after one model download
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this. The quoted sentence says everything after the one-time model download happens offline.