Fact · Dictation software
Yes
Speakmac's privacy policy says transcription happens entirely on your Mac.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 25, 2026
In the source's own words
“Transcription happens entirely on your Mac. Audio is processed locally and never uploaded to Speakmac servers or any third-party transcription provider.”
Speakmac privacy policy, Speakmac, 2026, Privacy policy, How we use your data.
Open the original- What it measures
- The policy also says the optional Clean Up Dictation pass runs locally after transcription, on a model you download.
- What it does not show
- The policy covers the app and the website. Website analytics and payments are separate services.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Speakmac: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Speakmac
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- all transcription on the Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this