Articles
Field notes on offline dictation.
Guides and analysis: verifying privacy claims, voice-to-code for developers, and what cloud dictation actually costs you.
Guide · Privacy
How to verify your dictation app is actually offline
Don't trust "offline" claims — test them. Three field tests with nettop, Little Snitch, and airplane mode, plus the traffic that's legitimate vs the traffic that's a red flag.
Guide · DevelopersDictation for developers in 2026: voice-to-code that respects your machine
Talk to your editor like it owes you money. Casing commands, spoken symbols, and dictating prompts to AI coding tools — without your code's audio leaving the room.
Analysis · IndustryThe real cost of cloud dictation: reliability, privacy, and $432
Cloud dictation adds a subscription, a network dependency, and a different data path. A dated look at the trade-offs and the on-device alternative.