Vendor page
LocalBolo: Private dictation for Mac (home page)
Thinking Sound Lab Private Limited, 2026
Read the originalRead on October 22, 2026
- What it is
- The home page of LocalBolo, a dictation app for Mac with on-device speech models. It lists the one-time license prices in USD, the optional cleanup model and its download size, and an FAQ on internet use.
- How much weight it carries
- The maker's own page, read on 2026-10-22, including its pricing section and FAQ. It is marketing copy; its privacy policy, dated October 21, 2026, covers the same data handling.
Facts taken from this source
- LocalBolo's optional cleanup model, Qwen 2.5 1.5B, is an 880 MB download.
“Optional transcript cleanup uses Qwen 2.5 1.5B (880 MB), a small language model that also runs on your Mac.” (Models section)
- LocalBolo's one-time license for one Mac costs $49.
“Choose 1 Mac for $49, 2 Macs for $99, 5 Macs for $299, paid once.” (FAQ: How much does LocalBolo cost?)
- LocalBolo's one-time license for two Macs costs $99.
“Choose 1 Mac for $49, 2 Macs for $99, 5 Macs for $299, paid once.” (FAQ: How much does LocalBolo cost?)
- LocalBolo's one-time license for five Macs costs $299.
“Choose 1 Mac for $49, 2 Macs for $99, 5 Macs for $299, paid once.” (FAQ: How much does LocalBolo cost?)
- LocalBolo says an optional small language model on the Mac applies self-corrections and removes filler words.
“Turn on cleanup and a small language model on your Mac applies your self-corrections and drops the ums and uhs.” (Cleanup section)
- LocalBolo says its speech models run on the Neural Engine in your Mac, with no server to send audio to.
“Speech models run on the Neural Engine in your Mac. There is no server to send audio to.” (What's inside, 001 On-device, always)
- LocalBolo says that anywhere there's a cursor, your words land there, in Mail, Slack or a browser tab.
“Mail, Slack, your code editor, a browser tab. Anywhere there's a cursor, your words land there.” (What's inside, 002 Works in every app)
- LocalBolo says dictation works offline after license activation and the speech model download.
“Only to activate your license key and download the speech model you choose. After that, dictation works offline.” (FAQ: Does it need an internet connection?)