Fact · Dictation software
Yes
SnailText's home page says the model downloads once and then everything runs offline.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“Download and install SnailText. The model downloads once ... then everything runs offline.”
SnailText home page, SnailText, 2026, Home page, workflow steps.
Open the original- What it measures
- The page lists this as the first of four steps for voice to text offline.
- What it does not show
- Speech runs on the device according to the privacy policy; this row cites the home page workflow line.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as SnailText: works offline: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- SnailText
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- after one-time model download
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this