Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
The fcitx5-vinput documentation says the built-in sherpa-onnx engine can recognize speech locally.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 25, 2026
In the source's own words
“Use built-in sherpa-onnx locally or switch to cloud ASR when you want different speed, quality, or cost.”
fcitx5-vinput documentation: Push to talk, multi-engine ASR, AI rewriting, xifan2333, fcitx5-vinput documentation (GitHub Pages), 2026, Multi-engine ASR.
Open the original- What it measures
- The home page's feature list, under the heading Multi-engine ASR.
- What it does not show
- The page offers cloud recognition as an alternative, so speech is local only when the local engine is chosen.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as fcitx5-vinput: local recognition: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- fcitx5-vinput
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- built-in sherpa-onnx, local option
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this