Guide
Questions to ask
a dictation app.
Dictation software hears your voice and inputs text across all your desktop windows. Here are the core criteria to look for:
1. Is audio stored on servers?
Does the tool write your voice to server disks, or stream it exclusively in real-time memory and immediately delete it?
Meram’s Answer: Zero-Retention architecture. Your audio is processed in ephemeral RAM and deleted the second transcription finishes. Zero audio or text is ever persisted to server disks.
2. Is my voice used to train AI models?
Many free dictation tools monetize by collecting user voice data for training.
Meram’s Answer: Never. Your audio and text are strictly processed for immediate real-time output and never retained for model training.
3. Is it GDPR and privacy compliant?
Software should meet strict international privacy standards by design.
Meram’s Answer: 100% GDPR and KVKK compliant.
4. Where is my dictation history stored?
Are your past notes and custom dictionaries stored in an external cloud database or kept locally?
Meram’s Answer: Your history and dictionary reside exclusively in a local SQLite database on your personal computer.
5. Does it protect password fields?
A secure dictation tool should detect sensitive inputs and refuse to type credentials.
Meram’s Answer: Meram automatically verifies focused controls and refuses to output text into password or elevated credential fields.