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Here then is our selection of the best dictation software for Mac in order of ranking. Note that web-based voice recognition and voice-to-text recognition apps all require a permanent internet connection in order to work. In these reviews, we’ve looked at a combination of offline and online dictation software that can be used on a Mac.
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You can read more about dictating on Mac in our guide on how to dictate on Mac.
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Siri also only works for US English and you need to be online to use it although there is a way to dictate offline in macOS Catalina, Big Sur & Monterey including on Apple Silicon M1 Macs. Siri is still mainly designed as a personal assistant to launch apps, answer questions and generally speed-up your workflow on a Mac rather than dictation although with macOS Big Sur and Catalina, Apple is moving Siri closer towards being a more professional dictation software. However, although Siri doesn’t do a bad job of transcribing text, using Siri to dictate on a Mac is nowhere near as accurate as professional dictation software.
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Since macOS Catalina including Big Sur and Monterey, you can dictate on a Mac using Siri.