Question 1

How does dIKta.me work offline?

Accepted Answer

dIKta.me runs Whisper V3 Turbo and local LLMs (Gemma 3, Llama 3) directly on your GPU. No audio or text data ever leaves your machine. It is 100% air-gapped by default.

Question 2

What operating systems does dIKta.me support?

Accepted Answer

dIKta.me is available for Windows 10+ (x64). macOS and Linux support are on the roadmap.

Question 3

How much does dIKta.me cost?

Accepted Answer

Free trial with cloud credits included. Full Version: $20 one-time purchase for unlimited local dictation, all voice modes, and lifetime updates. No subscription required.

Question 4

What languages does dIKta.me support for speech recognition?

Accepted Answer

Whisper V3 Turbo supports 90+ languages with automatic language detection. Bidirectional English-Spanish translation is built-in.

Question 5

Do I need an NVIDIA GPU to use dIKta.me?

Accepted Answer

An NVIDIA GPU is recommended for the fastest local STT and LLM processing. However, dIKta.me also works on CPU (slower) and offers a cloud mode with wallet credits for users without a powerful GPU.

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