Turn Talk into Text
Say words and watch them appear on your computer screen in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more is three times faster than typing with up to 99% recognition accuracy right out of the box.

Unlock Your Creativity
Transform ideas into text at the speed of thought. Don't let typing, spelling, or fear of the blank page slow you down. Convert your thoughts into words just by talking. It's that simple.

Use Your Favorite Applications
Use your voice to dictate and edit documents. Control applications like OpenOffice Writer, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, and more.

Multi-task Like Never Before
Dragon Voice Shortcuts make it faster and easier than ever to create email, schedule appointments, and search the Web or your desktop for specific information or resources at anytime. Just say commands like Search the computer for hanger steak recipe" or Search maps for Union College Schenectady, New York" and Dragon returns the results in a Web browser. Need to send an email to friends? Just say, "send email to John Smith and Raphael Sanchez." Dragon automatically opens Microsoft Outlook, creates a new email, enters the email addresses, and sends the message.

Sit Back, Relax, and Get More Done
Control your PC, desktop, and application in a comfortable, hands-free mode. Use your voice for a natural, enjoyable computer experience and say goodbye to pain and repetitive stress injuries.

Experience New Freedom
Working on your PC doesn't have to be a drag. Break free and experience new levels of creativity, control, and comfort with Dragon Home.

Have Fun at Your PC
Dragon is easy to install and fun to use. It changes the way you interact with your computer for the better so you can get more done faster and get on with your life.

System Requirements

The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed.

• CPU: minimum 1 GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD processor or 1.66 GHz Intel® Atom® processor. We recommend 1.8 GHz Intel Dual Core or equivalent AMD processor. (IMPORTANT: SSE2 instruction set required)
• Processor Cache: minimum 512 KB. We recommend 2 MB.
• Free hard disk space: 2.5 GB (2.8 GB for localized non-English versions)

Supported Operating Systems:

• Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit only
• Windows Server 2003 and 2008, SP1, SP2 and R2, 32-bit and 64-bit
• RAM: minimum 1 GB for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 2 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008. We recommend 2 GB RAM for Windows XP and Windows Vista, and 4 GB for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2003/2008 64-bit.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer(R) 6 or higher (free download at www.microsoft.com)
• Creative® Labs Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
• DVD-ROM drive required for installation

  Note: An internet connection is required for product activation (a quick anonymous process).

  *This edition of Dragon does not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition

• Up to 99% speech recognition accuracy right out of the box
• Creation of documents, reports, or messages just by speaking
• Nuance Text-to-Speech technology that reads on-screen text in human-sounding synthesized speech
• Dragon Voice Shortcuts that let you create email, schedule appointments, and search the Web or your desktop using simple voice commands
• Support for Microsoft Word, Open Office Writer, Microsoft Outlook, Internet Explorer, Firefox