Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Tinkr's privacy notice says the Tokens beta processes speech on the Mac and requires on-device speech recognition.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 23, 2026
In the source's own words
“The beta processes speech on your Mac and requires on-device speech recognition.”
Privacy notice for Tokens, by Tinkr, Inc., Tinkr, Inc., Tinkr, Inc., 2026, Section 'Your dictation stays on your Mac'.
Open the original- What it measures
- Read on 2026-10-23 from the maker's privacy notice, updated October 18, 2026. The beta is the downloadable macOS app called Tokens, by Tinkr, Inc.
- What it does not show
- The sentence describes the beta. It does not say which languages the on-device recognition covers, and the setup page says the Mac needs local speech assets for the language.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Tinkr, speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Tinkr
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Beta requires on-device recognition
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this