Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Steno's privacy policy says dictation and Profile Rewrite run on the Mac, using models that come with the app.
Checked against its source on October 26, 2026
In the source's own words
“Dictation and Profile Rewrite run on your Mac, using models that come with the app.”
Steno Privacy Policy, Pancham Khaitan, 2026, Runs on your Mac section.
Open the original- What it measures
- Profiles are writing instructions the user creates, and Profile Rewrite reshapes the transcript with them.
- What it does not show
- The policy does not name the model; it says only that the models come with the app.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Steno: AI rewrite on Mac: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Steno
- Feature
- Rewrites or formats with AI
- Detail
- Profiles reshape text on the Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this