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Do you know a good voice recognition software?

Asked by Shemarq (1494points) December 18th, 2009

My son is currently in college. For a gift, I was thinking about getting him software that recognizes what you say and types it for you (for his reports, etc.). Have any of you ever used it? Any brands you would recommend?

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Dragon Naturally Speaking is generally regarded as the industry leader.

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sndfreQ's avatar

I know it’s a longshot but if he has a Mac then MacSpeech Dictate is pro-level; it uses the Dragon Naturally Speaking engine as well.

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Shemarq's avatar

@aphilotus and @sndfreQ Thanks for your responses. I’m going to see if I can find it tomorrow.

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ratboy's avatar

Look for an academic version.

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dpworkin's avatar

10.1 is the latest and greatest.

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SuperMouse's avatar

My boyfriend has great luck with Dragon Dictate. Once you get it trained it is supposed to be great.

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Shemarq's avatar

To all. Thanks for your input. I’m going to go look for it today.

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dpworkin's avatar

It’s by a company called Nuance

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Shemarq's avatar

I just got back from the store and bought it. I cannot wait to give it to him. Thank you all for your input.

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