Fact · Dictation software
Sotto's privacy policy says its built-in Whisper and Parakeet models run entirely 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
“The built-in Whisper (WhisperKit) and Parakeet models run entirely on your Mac.”
Privacy Policy | Sotto, Sotto (George Kitanov, sole proprietor), 2026, Section 2, 'Your audio and transcripts'.
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy says local models are the default.
- What it does not show
- Cloud transcription is an option the user can turn on with their own API key.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Sotto: speech on the Mac: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Sotto
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- default local models; cloud optional
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this