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The polish of the cloud.
The privacy of your desk.
Built-in dictation is private but writes down every “um”. Cloud dictation writes beautifully but sends your voice away. Kudu does the writing on your computer.
“Built-in” is the dictation that comes with your operating system; “cloud” is apps that transcribe on a server. Features vary by product and version.
Head to head
Say it messy
Pause, restart, change your mind. Kudu writes the version you meant, not the one you said.
Keep it private
Meetings, medical notes, legal drafts: dictate anything without wondering where it went.
Pay nothing
No trial, no tiers, no seat licences. It’s free because it runs on hardware you already own.