MediSync Cloud or MediSync Local: what leaves the computer
With MediSync Local, audio and text stay on the computer. With MediSync Cloud they go to MediSync servers. How to choose and switch.
- Applies to
- Windows, macOS
- Version
- Dictate 0.4.0-beta.6
Dictate processes your speech either on your computer (MediSync Local) or on MediSync servers in Frankfurt (MediSync Cloud). You choose under Settings›General›Processing.
| MediSync Local | MediSync Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | stays on the computer | goes to ms-speech.medisync.me |
| Recognised text | stays on the computer | goes to app.medisync.me when Smart Dictation or the assistant works in the cloud |
| Internet while dictating | not needed | needed |
| Download | once, 0.7 to 2.8 GB | none |
| Account | needed for the first download | needed |
| Graphics card | needed for Smart Dictation, see model packages | not needed |
In both cases Dictate keeps your dictations of the last 7 days encrypted on this computer, as long as the dictation history is on. How MediSync processes data on its servers is in Where MediSync processes data.
Switch the processing
- Open Settings›General. Processing is at the top.
- Click MediSync Cloud or MediSync Local.
You can also use the Dictate icon in the notification area of the taskbar (Windows) or in the menu bar (Mac): Processing and then the option you want.
You cannot choose MediSync Cloud when its card says Needs a MediSync account (licence key without an account) or Not included in your plan.
When you switch to MediSync Local for the first time, the models are still missing. Download them under Settings›Status and models›MediSync models with Download. The first download needs a sign-in with your MediSync account.
What is running
Below the two cards is a line with the active processing and its state. A click on it opens Settings›Status and models. There the Processing section shows:
| Row | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Speech recognition | with MediSync Cloud MediSync Cloud reachable or MediSync Cloud unreachable, with MediSync Local Ready on this computer |
| Smart Dictation | Through MediSync Cloud, On this computer, Formatting with rules or Off |
| Offline reserve | with MediSync Cloud only, see below |
If the MediSync Local speech recognition does not start, Restart appears.
What still goes over the network with MediSync Local
No audio and no dictated text. With an account, Dictate does talk to app.medisync.me:
- for sign-in, the access check and the plan
- for the team dictionary, the team dictionary from the Dashboard and the specialty vocabulary of your profession
- for the number of your dictations per day, as long as Settings›Privacy›Send usage counts is on. No text, no audio.
- for the Cloud backup of your dictionary and snippets, if you turned it on
On top of that come the one-time model download from models.medisync.me and the updates from downloads.medisync.me. Summaries, questions and translations in Notes always go through MediSync servers. Everything about privacy is in Privacy in Dictate.
A signed-in computer keeps dictating for 7 days without a connection. After that Dictate shows Your access could not be checked for 7 days. Connect the computer to the internet. For workstations that are never online there are licence keys.
Keep dictating without an account
If the MediSync Local models are installed and you are signed out, the sign-in offers Continue offline. You then dictate with MediSync Local without an account, right on this computer. MediSync Cloud, your plan, the team dictionaries and the specialty vocabulary stay off until you sign in again. You can sign in any time under Settings›Account.
Without the models this does not work: the first download needs a sign-in.
Offline reserve for MediSync Cloud
With MediSync Cloud you can download the MediSync Local models as a reserve. When the cloud is unreachable, dictation then continues on your computer, and the bar shows Inserted locally How to set up the reserve is in Model packages for MediSync Local.
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