Observed arrival · 2026-08-21
Trill Makes Dictation a Local-Only Affair
Trill is a Mac dictation tool that transcribes and rewrites speech on your own hardware, with a four-level dial controlling how heavily it edits what you said.
Why it surfaced
The product makes a concrete privacy claim: turn off Wi-Fi and Trill still works because there is no upload step. Its $59 one-time price, optional Enhanced mode, and unusually clear Verbatim-to-Heavy rewriting dial give the landing page more substance than a typical privacy slogan.
Trill is a Mac dictation tool that transcribes and rewrites speech on your own hardware, with a four-level dial controlling how heavily it edits what you said.
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