Fact · Dictation software
Yes
Speakmac's home page says you set up a local model once, then dictate offline.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 25, 2026
In the source's own words
“No sign-up or API key needed. Set up your local model once, then dictate offline.”
Speakmac home page, Speakmac, 2026, Section Start without an account.
Open the original- What it measures
- The privacy policy says transcription happens entirely on your Mac. The home page says a one-time local model setup is needed first.
- What it does not show
- The model must be downloaded first, so the first setup needs a connection. The page does not give the download size.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Speakmac: works offline: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Speakmac
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- after one-time local model setup
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this