I have been using versions of Dragon/NaturallySpeaking for a decade. I've just started using Dragon for Mac. I know how to get specific characters to appear in lowercase, but I do this so often that it significantly slows down my computer use. (I'm a programmer.) Is there any way to turn off capitalization by default?
I’m a desktop kind of person who almost always prefer a computer over a phone — unless I’m away from my desk. I have already mentioned on several blog posts that I take a lot of time to create a blog post — from researching to writing to editing to formatting. And that’s why I’m always trying to find a way to streamline my content creation process — to make it more consistent, stress-free, and efficient. Obviously, the biggest task involved in publishing a blog post is actually the writing process itself. Once the first draft gets done, the rest happens like magic! Don’t Miss: Over the past several months/years, I tried several dictation or voice to text software — including the super-popular Dragon Speech Recognition Software (but I tried it several years back) — and nothing really worked for me.
Meet “Voice typing” On Google Docs I was an active user until few months back and then almost stopped using it. A couple of weeks back I noticed that Google introduced.
However, it’s not supported in its iOS (on iPhone and iPad) apps, yet. If you are an avid Android user then you probably know that Google has added speech recognition capabilities to it long time back. In fact, if there’s a speech recognition software that has always worked for me then it’s Google. Google’s speech recognition technology — on Search, Translator, Google Now, etc — works like a charm thanks to Google’s immense knowledge of everything.
However, Google didn’t have an independent dictation software — especially for desktops — until now. But what about Microsoft’s Cortana and the overhyped Apple’s Siri? Of course, Cortana works. But again, it doesn’t offer a voice dictation on Windows Phone or elsewhere that works (correct me if I’m wrong!). And then there’s Siri. Oh yeah, it works perfectly when you see its demo on an Apple Event. But it never worked for me. I’m pretty sure that a lot of you will now advocate for Siri or the in-built free dictation software on iOS or Mac OS X.
So, I picked an excerpt from and then turned on dictation in iOS (on iPhone) and Google Docs (on the web) at the same time. Here are the results: Note: While dictating on Google Docs, it was typing “period” or “full stop” as it is instead of inserting one. So, I edited all of them manually before copying here.
Because says it detects all the common punctuations like period, comma, exclamation, etc. And it did except a “period”. So maybe I missed something. Best Dictation & Voice Recognition Software Comparison 2018 The verdict? Google is STILL the best dictation (voice to text) software on the web. And that’s not all.
Google’s “Voice typing” now works with a variety of languages and accents. ABOUT MAHESH (@maheshone) Hey there, I’m Mahesh ( ). I started learning and doing and experimenting web 2.0 stuff back in 2004 and eventually became a full-time computer nerd after graduation.
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I just switched my office computer from a PC to an iMac retina and am loving it. My only regret is that the dictation feature of OS X is so bad in comparison to Dragon NaturallySpeaking that it is almost unusable. The command feature of dictation fails to work 99% of the time. I tried dragon dictate for Mac, but it is just as bad as OS X dictation. Siri does an excellent job of voice recognition on iOS, So I don't understand how OS X dictation can be so bad!?
I am not aware of any other options. Does anyone know how we can encourage Apple to quickly step up to the plate and produce a dictation program that is worthy of OS X?
I'm using a speechWare USB 3 in 1 TableMike. It was fantastic with Dragon naturally speaking. So I looked at it's manual and found that they recommend that the mic be plugged directly into a native USB port on the computer. Because the iMac only has four USB ports, I was using a Belkin four port hub and had the microphone plugged directly into it. Once I plugged the mic directly into the USB port on the computer, recognition accuracy increased dramatically, And the commands begin to work for the first time.
It will take some time to get used to commands, but it seems to be working just fine. Apple Footer. This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the.