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JEXXA Dictation that never leaves your Mac. macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon · version 0.1.10 Everything happens on your Mac The model is on your disk. Hold a key, speak, and the words appear where your cursor already is — in any app that takes text.

JEXXA Dictation that never leaves your Mac. macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon · version 0.1.10 Everything happens on your Mac The model is on your disk. Hold a key, speak, and the words appear where your cursor already is — in any app that takes text. Nothing is uploaded No audio, no transcript. What does leave is small and listed in the privacy policy: your subscription check, update checks, and diagnostics you can turn off. Fast enough to think in Most dictations are typed within a fifth of a second of letting go of the key. No queue, no per-minute cost. It learns your words Names and jargon it gets wrong once, it gets right after you fix it. It tells you what it learned, and you can undo it. Take back what you said Say JX minus one to remove the last line, JX minus two for two, JX clear for the lot. See it as you speak A live preview while you talk, so you know it is hearing you. Works with the wifi off On a plane, on a train, on a bad hotel connection. It does not care. Which one do I want? Same app, same features. The difference is how much of your memory the model needs while it is running. One price No per-minute billing, because nothing is being processed anywhere but on your own machine. - Unlimited dictation, anywhere you can type - Runs on your Mac — no upload, no queue - Learns the names and words you use - Your voice and text never leave the machine
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