Dragon Naturally Speaking Versions

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1. Dragon Naturally Speaking Version 11
2. Dragon Naturally Speaking Version 13 End Of Life
3. Dragon Naturally Speaking Version History

Dragon speech recognition Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 comparison by product Feature matrix Feature Description Legal Professional Premium Home Recognition accuracy Turns your voice into text with up to 99% accuracy New - Up to a 15% improvement to out-of-the-box accuracy compared to Dragon version 12. Recognition speed. Dragon NaturallySpeaking Engine 13. 13 Dragon Legal. Not yet announced as of 9/5/14. Operating Systems. Microsoft: Win 8 & 8.1 (32 & 64 bit Editions) Win 7 SP1 (32 & 64 bit Editions) Win Server 2008 R2 SP1 or higher (64 bit only) R1 Not Supported. There are 3 versions of dragon naturally speaking. Dragon Home – $150 Check Detail. Dragon Professional – $300 Check Detail. Dragon Legal – $500 Check Detail.

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Dragon Naturally Speaking Version 11

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Compare Nuance Dragon Home to Professional and Legal v15 Editions – Features Compared

Product feature comparison of Nuance Dragon speech recognition software. Compare Dragon Home, Dragon Professional, and Dragon Legal editions. Currently, Dragon Home, Professional, and Legal are version 15.

Compare Dragon Home to Dragon Professional to Dragon Legal
Feature/Info	Dragon Home	Dragon Professional	Dragon Legal
MSRP	$150.00	$300.00	$500.00
Current Price >>	Check Price	Check Price	Check Price
Up to 99% speech recognition accuracy right out of the box	●	●	●
Create, format and edit documents just by speaking	●	●	●
Create email and search the Web faster than ever using simple voice commands	●	●	●
Built on 'Deep Learning' speech engine that continuously adjusts to your voice	●	●	●
Listen back to dictated text	●	●	●
Optimized for touchscreen devices	●	●	●
Create and edit your spreadsheets with full text control in Microsoft Excel	●	●
Create custom voice commands for standard texts	●	●
Import/export custom word lists for your sector	●	●
Turn recordings into editable text	●	●
Automatically transcribe your recordings	●	●
Sync customizations with the Dragon Anywhere mobile app	●	●
Combine with the Nuance PowerMic for ease-of-use	●	●
Network managed licenses and volume discounts	●	●
Integrated legal terms specifically for legal professionals	●
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Compare and Contrast
– Dragon Home vs. Dragon Professional Individual

With many renown speech recognition software, Nuance offers reliable and capable software to fit your price range and your talk to text needs. Comparing two of their products: Dragon Home and Dragon Professional Individual, both offer vital services that can fit one’s budget and requirements for a speech-to-text product.

Both Dragon Home and Dragon Professional Individual offer:

• Up to 99% speech recognition accuracy right out of the box
• Ability to create, format and edit documents with only your speech
• Ability to create email and search the Web with simple voice commands at high speeds

In addition, both products are built on 'Deep Learning' speech engine that continuously adjusts to your voice level. Furthermore, you are able listen back to dictated text. And lastly, both products are optimized for touchscreen devices.

While the Dragon Professional Individual product is double the price of Dragon Home; at 300 dollars, it provides many more services and options when compared to Dragon Home. Unlike Dragon Home, Dragon Professional Individual offers the ability to create and edit your spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel with full control of your speech-to-text. Also, it allows you to create custom voice commands for standard texts, making editing much more efficient and easier. You are also able to both import and export your custom word lists for your job/industry specifications. Moreover, you can turn your personal recordings into editable text – optimal for when you do not have time to edit your documents on the spot, along with being able to automatically transcribe your recordings. If you are on the go or away from your main workplace, you are still able to sync customizations with the Dragon Anywhere mobile app. You can also combine your Nuance PowerMic for ease-of-use and increased compatibility while editing your documents. And lastly, Network managed licenses and volume discounts are available with Dragon Professional Individual.

Dragon Professional vs. Dragon Legal

And lastly, Nance also offers the Dragon Legal product. This product encompasses all features of Dragon Home and Professional combined, along with offering integrated legal terms specifically to assist and help legal professionals, lawyers and people involved in civil law with their everyday work.

For more information about products, check our pages about Dragon Home v15, Dragon Professional Individual v15, and Dragon Legal.

Dragon Naturally Speaking Version History

Owners of previous versions of Dragon Premium and Professional v12 and v13, and Dragon Professional Individual v14 can upgrade their software to Dragon Professional Individual v15 at half price.