Answer Hub
One canonical page for the questions that come up before people switch from built-in dictation, browser speech recognition, or other Mac voice tools.
The quick answer to what AI Dictation is and who it is for.
AI Dictation is a voice-to-text app for Mac, iOS TestFlight, and Android Early Access that turns spoken drafts into cleaner, better-formatted text. It combines quick dictation capture with optional AI cleanup so you can go from rough speech to usable writing faster.
Yes. AI Dictation includes a free tier with 2,000 words per month. You can install it, test dictation quality, and decide later whether you need the paid plan for heavier daily use.
It works best for people who produce a lot of text from thought: developers writing docs and comments, product managers drafting specs, healthcare users documenting notes, and anyone who wants faster everyday dictation than built-in tools.
The questions people ask before they trust the app with real work.
AI Dictation uses the best speech recognition technology available — offline or online. Auto mode picks the best engine for every situation. No AI models to download or manage. On-device recognition handles offline dictation instantly, and cloud mode adds AI cleanup and formatting when connected.
Local mode is the right choice when you need offline dictation, lower network dependence, or tighter privacy controls. Cloud mode is there when you want smarter formatting, cleanup, and context-aware writing help.
Offline mode supports Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. Online mode supports broader multilingual coverage, so use online mode for languages outside the offline set or when you want AI cleanup and formatting.
In local mode, transcription runs on-device so you can dictate offline and keep sensitive audio on your machine.
The questions that come up once someone is comparing tools.
Browser speech tools are useful for quick capture inside one tab. AI Dictation is built for daily production work: better cleanup, better formatting, more app coverage, and local mode for offline dictation when browser tools fall short.
Apple Dictation is convenient because it is built in. AI Dictation is aimed at people who need cleaner output, stronger workflow support, technical vocabulary handling, and more deliberate control over local versus cloud behavior.
Yes. The product and surrounding landing pages are explicitly positioned for developers and product teams who need vocabulary support for APIs, PRDs, technical notes, tickets, and other structured writing tasks.