Question 1

Does Diktame work without internet?

Accepted Answer

Yes, 100%. Diktame runs the Whisper AI model directly on your Mac's Neural Engine. Once the model is downloaded (~500 MB for the small model, installed by default), you don't need an internet connection to dictate. You can dictate on a plane, in the countryside, anywhere. Only Pro license activation and updates use the internet.

Question 2

Is it compatible with my Mac?

Accepted Answer

Diktame works on any Mac with Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4) and macOS 14 Sonoma or later. It is not compatible with Intel Macs because it needs the Neural Engine for local AI processing.

Question 3

Is my voice data sent to any server?

Accepted Answer

No. Zero. Nothing. Audio is processed locally on your Mac and discarded immediately after transcription. No servers, no external APIs, no user accounts. Your voice never leaves your computer.

Question 4

Do I need to create an account to use Diktame?

Accepted Answer

No. Download the app, open it, and it works. No registration, no email, no verification. For Diktame Pro, payment is handled through Stripe and you receive a license directly.

Question 5

How much does Diktame cost?

Accepted Answer

Diktame Free is free forever with 2 minutes of dictation per day. Diktame Pro costs €14.99 as a single payment — no monthly subscriptions, no renewals, no surprises. Pay once and it's yours forever, including all future updates.

Question 6

What languages does it support?

Accepted Answer

Diktame supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Diktame Pro includes automatic language detection and live translation.

Question 7

What's the difference between base, small, and large models?

Accepted Answer

The base model (~150 MB) is the lightest and very fast. The small model (~500 MB), free and the default, improves accuracy with proper names and technical vocabulary. The large-v3 turbo (~1.6 GB), exclusive to Pro, offers maximum accuracy, ideal for critical transcriptions. All run locally on your Mac.

Question 8

Does it work in any app?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Diktame automatically pastes text wherever your cursor is: Mail, Pages, Word, Slack, WhatsApp Web, Notion, VS Code, Telegram, any app where you can type. It works at the operating system level, independent of the target app.

Question 9

How does live translation work?

Accepted Answer

In Diktame Pro, you select an output language different from the one you speak. For example, you speak in English and the text is pasted in French. It's ideal for writing emails to international teams or drafting content in another language without knowing how to type it.

Question 10

What is custom vocabulary?

Accepted Answer

In Diktame Pro you can add a list of words that Whisper should recognize correctly: company names, brands, technical terms, industry jargon, proper names, etc. This avoids transcription errors with uncommon words.

Question 11

Can I use Diktame on multiple Macs?

Accepted Answer

The Diktame Pro license is for one active Mac at a time. You can transfer it to another Mac by deactivating it on the previous one, but it cannot be active on multiple computers simultaneously.

Question 12

Is there a refund policy?

Accepted Answer

No. As it is a one-time, lifetime license, all sales are final. That's why we offer Diktame Free with no time limit so you can try the app before buying Pro.

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