Local
No cloud pipeline
Audio is processed on-device. No default streaming to a transcription API.
Local speech-to-text
Local speech-to-text for Windows teams
PrivaSpeech processes dictation locally on your Windows device. Your audio stays on your machine, and transcription runs on-device.
Workflow
Clipboard-ready output
Dictate, transcribe, and paste into Outlook, Word, VS Code, or any focused app.
Offline
Works after setup
Models are downloaded once, then dictation continues without network access.
Why local speech-to-text matters
Keep recordings and transcripts out of third-party retention systems. When audio never leaves your device, there is no external server storing, processing, or potentially retaining your voice data.
Dictate anywhere without relying on browser extensions or cloud logins. Local processing means you are not dependent on internet connectivity or third-party service availability.
No network round-trips to a transcription API. Audio is processed directly on your CPU, so you see text within seconds of finishing your dictation.
No per-minute transcription fees or usage-based pricing. One license covers unlimited local transcription without metered billing surprises.
How local speech-to-text works
PrivaSpeech uses a speech recognition model that runs entirely on your Windows device. During initial setup, the application downloads the model files once. After that, all transcription happens locally without any network requests.
When you press the global hotkey, PrivaSpeech captures audio from your microphone and stores it temporarily in memory. When you release the hotkey, the audio is processed by the local model and converted to text. The resulting transcript is copied to your clipboard, ready to paste into any application.
The temporary audio recording is deleted immediately after transcription completes. PrivaSpeech does not maintain an audio archive, log your transcriptions, or send usage analytics to external services.
Who benefits from local speech-to-text
Lawyers, healthcare workers, and financial advisors who handle sensitive client information benefit from keeping dictation off external servers.
Technical professionals who dictate notes, documentation, or code comments without sending proprietary information to cloud transcription services.
Content creators who prefer to keep their drafts, ideas, and research notes private until they are ready to share.
Local dictation, Windows-first
If your team needs local speech-to-text on Windows, PrivaSpeech is built to keep dictation on-device with a simple hotkey workflow. Install the application, download the model once, and start transcribing without cloud dependencies.