Fact · Dictation software
Whispering's README says it has no on-device transcription models and that transcription needs an endpoint.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“On-device transcription models. Transcription needs an endpoint.”
Whispering README (apps/whispering, Epicenter repository), Epicenter (EpicenterHQ), GitHub, 2026, What is not supported.
Open the original- What it measures
- The README lists features absent from the current build, not hidden behind a setting.
- What it does not show
- A user can point the endpoint at a server on their own machine, which is the user's choice and not an on-device model in the app.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Whispering, works offline: 0 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Whispering
- Feature
- Works offline
- Detail
- No on-device models; needs an endpoint
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 0 means the maker's page says it does not