Official documentation
Dictate messages and documents on Mac (Apple Mac Help for macOS Mojave 10.14)
Apple Inc., Apple Support, Mac Help, macOS Mojave 10.14 version, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- Apple's Mac Help page for Dictation on macOS Mojave 10.14. It describes Enhanced Dictation, which lets you dictate when you are offline after a download, and the server-based option you can choose instead.
- How much weight it carries
- Apple's own documentation, but for an older macOS release. Apple's current Dictation pages for macOS 12 Monterey and macOS 26 Tahoe do not mention Enhanced Dictation, so the option may have changed or been removed. Check the version you run.
Facts taken from this source
- Apple's Mac Help for macOS Mojave 10.14 says that turning on Enhanced Dictation makes it possible to dictate text even when you are offline, and that you can deselect it to use server-based dictation instead.
“Turning on Enhanced Dictation makes it possible to dictate text even when ... you can deselect Enhanced Dictation and use server-based dictation” (Turn on dictation section)
- Apple's Mac Help for macOS Mojave 10.14 says that with server-based dictation, your words are sent to Apple servers to be analyzed using the latest language data, and that the converted text appears after you end dictation.
“With server-based dictation, your words are sent to Apple servers to be analyzed using the latest language data.” (Turn on dictation section)