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11 = yes, 0 = no

WaveOne's home page says speech recognition runs on the user's Mac, so the voice stays on the device.

Checked against its source on October 26, 2026

In the source's own words

“Recognition runs on your Mac, so your voice stays on it.”

WaveOne: Voice dictation for Mac that types where your cursor is, Lunadence, 2026, Recognition: On your Mac.

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What it measures
Read on 2026-10-26 from the maker's own page. The row says whether the page says WaveOne has this feature (1).
What it does not show
macOS 26 uses Apple's built-in engine; macOS 15 to 25 use a compact model downloaded once.

In the data

A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as WaveOne: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.

App
WaveOne
Feature
Speech processed on the device
Detail
On your Mac, every time
As of
2026-10
Note
1 means the maker's page says the app does this.

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