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11 = yes, 0 = no

WhisPaste's FAQ says local speech recognition with Whisper or Parakeet works offline after a one-time model download.

Checked against its source on October 26, 2026

In the source's own words

“Local speech recognition with Whisper or Parakeet works offline after a one-time model download.”

WhisPaste: Desktop voice input, free on GitHub, WhisPaste (Silvio Lindstedt and Maik Gräfendorf, GbR), 2026, FAQ, Processing and models.

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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 WhisPaste has this feature (1).
What it does not show
Local Smart Mode needs its own model download, and cloud recognition needs a connection.

In the data

A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as WhisPaste: works offline: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.

App
WhisPaste
Feature
Works offline
Detail
Offline after a one-time model download
As of
2026-10
Note
1 means the maker's page says the app does this.

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