Dictate fully on-device with Local Mode

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT
v0.4.0, feature

Local Mode runs dictation entirely on your Mac. Choose it in Settings → Dictation, switch to Local Mode, download Epilude Model 1 once, and your audio and text never leave your device. It works offline, so you can dictate without a connection.

Cloud mode stays the default, with the broadest language support (35+ languages). Local Mode covers 25 European languages and needs an Apple Silicon Mac; full on-device Cleanup needs 16GB of memory or more. Switch between the two whenever you like.

See Local Mode for setup and details.

We also fixed an issue where text you dictated during the onboarding practice step appeared twice. Your practice text now inserts once, and onboarding no longer overwrites whatever you'd copied to your clipboard.