Privacy and Power: How Offline Voice-to-Text Works

The short answer: press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux) to record even without internet. AICHE stores recordings locally in an encrypted Later queue, then automatically processes them when you're back online.

Airport WiFi drops mid-dictation. Coffee shop internet dies. Your home connection goes down while you're capturing ideas. Losing recordings because of connectivity isn't acceptable.

1. Press your recording hotkey (⌃+⌥+R or Ctrl+Alt+R) as usual. AICHE detects no connection and activates Later mode automatically.
2. Record your thought normally (20-90 seconds). AICHE saves the audio to your local encrypted database.
3. See the Later panel showing queued items and storage used (typically 2-5 MB per minute of audio).

4. When internet returns, click "Process All" or let AICHE auto-sync in the background.
5. Each recording processes in 2-3 seconds, with real-time progress indicators for the queue.
6. All transcriptions appear in your History with original timestamps preserved.

Heads-up: Later recordings use AES-256 encryption but consume local disk space. A 10-minute recording uses approximately 20-50 MB. Check the Later panel's storage indicator if you record extensively offline.

The pro-tip: the Later queue is perfect for airplane work. Record 20-30 voice notes during a flight, land, connect to airport WiFi, and process the entire queue in under two minutes while walking to baggage claim.

Result: you capture 15 ideas during a 2-hour train ride with spotty connectivity. When you reach WiFi, AICHE processes all 15 recordings in 45 seconds, giving you 15 polished text notes ready to use.

Do this now: turn off WiFi, press your hotkey, record a test message, and watch it save to Later. Reconnect and click "Process All" to see offline mode in action.