Mac dictation articles

On dictation, macOS permissions and speech recognition that runs inside the Mac. Written while building Yubi, not as advertising.

• 2026-09-15Dictation on the Mac: cloud or on deviceHow cloud and on device dictation handle your audio differently, and what I found when I replaced one with the other.
• 2026-09-15SpeechAnalyzer for dictation on macOS 26Notes from adding Apple's SpeechAnalyzer to a macOS dictation app. What it does and what it cannot do.
• 2026-09-15Mac dictation permissions and uploadsWhat common macOS permissions let a dictation app read or send. Microphone, Accessibility, Screen Recording and folders, one by one.
• 2026-09-15Japanese and English dictation on a MacWhat I learned using Japanese and English dictation in Tokyo. Switching languages, mixed sentences, and tone per app.
• 2026-09-15Running Whisper locally on a MacNotes from running local Whisper inside a Mac dictation workflow. Which model, how long you wait, and where the audio goes.