Dictation that works with no signal
On a plane, on a train, in a cabin, or when the hotel wifi gives up. Your Mac does the transcription, so there is nothing to be disconnected from.
Why most dictation stops working
Most dictation apps record you, send the audio to a server, and wait for text to come back. That round trip is the product. Take away the connection and there is nothing left — which is why so many of them fail in exactly the situations where talking instead of typing would help most.
Aly runs the speech model on your Mac. The audio never goes anywhere, so there is no round trip to fail.
What actually needs a connection
| What you are doing | Internet |
|---|---|
| Dictating, every day | Never needs a connection |
| Rephrasing into a different tone | Never — it runs on your Mac too |
| Learning a word you corrected | Never — your vocabulary is local |
| Downloading a speech model | Once, when you pick it |
| Starting your free trial | Once, to sign in |
| A $29 licence | Never again after you activate it |
| A $2.99/mo subscription | Checks in about once a day; keeps working offline for up to ~35 days |
The short version: download the model once, activate a $29 licence once, and Aly never needs the internet again. A monthly subscription is the one thing that has to check in — it is a rental, and a rental has to know it is still paid for.
Try it before your next flight
Seven days free with just your email. Download the model while you have wifi, then turn it off and see for yourself.
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