Fact · Dictation software
Paraspeech's home page says local speech models transcribe the recording directly on the user's Mac.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“Local speech models transcribe your recording directly on your Mac.”
Paraspeech - Speech-to-Text for Mac, Burlis Management GmbH, Paraspeech, 2026, Section: Dictate on-device.
Open the original- What it measures
- Home page, privacy section.
- What it does not show
- Only local modes stay on the Mac. Cloud transcription sends audio to a provider, and Intel Macs use cloud models only.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Paraspeech: on-device speech: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Paraspeech
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Local models; cloud optional
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this