Fact · Dictation software
thinkur's FAQ says everything runs on the device and the app works fully offline.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“Everything runs on-device via Apple's speech framework. Works fully offline.”
thinkur: Free Voice-to-Text for Mac, 100% Private, Open Source, jyo, 2026, FAQ: Does my audio ever leave my Mac?.
Open the original- What it measures
- The FAQ answer on where audio goes.
- What it does not show
- The FAQ does not say which speech models Apple's framework uses on a given Mac, so the claim covers the app's stated design only.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as thinkur: works offline: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- thinkur
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- works fully offline
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this