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Local speech recognition for Windows – without cloud
Moritz Förster, heise online (iX Magazin), 2026
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- A June 2026 report on Microsoft's Build 2026 announcements, describing a new developer speech-to-text API that runs locally on Windows 11 and does not need an internet connection. It is a developer API, and the article does not say that Voice Access or voice typing uses it.
- How much weight it carries
- Independent technology news site that reports Microsoft's own Build 2026 claims. It is a secondary source for what Microsoft said. The API is in public preview at the time of the report, so its languages and availability may have changed.
Facts taken from this source
- In June 2026 heise reported that the public preview of Microsoft's new local speech recognition API supports only English at first.
“However, the public preview initially only supports the English language.” (Section 'New API for speech recognition')
- In June 2026 heise reported that Microsoft's new Windows speech recognition API processes speech directly on the device and does not need an internet connection.
“Processing runs directly on the device and does not require an internet connection.” (Section 'New API for speech recognition')