Dictation software for Mac?

[rachelmanija]

Does this even exist in a form usable for writers? Dragon no longer works on Macs.

Comments

[jadelennox]

I've used the built-in version and it's fine if dictating prose is all you want to do. If you want command and control, you need Dragon on Windows, and if you want programmability, ditto. But for just writing plain English the built-in one is okay.

[rachelmanija]

Is there any way to teach it words? I'm trying to dictate a book review and I can't figure out how to get it to learn that I'm saying Biggles, not bagels.

[jadelennox]

I haven’t used the Mac one in years, but a friend of mine who is an author would just make up consistent words and then do search and replace when she was done. So, like, she would just say “bagels“ and then do a big search and replace.

I mean that was years ago so I would like to think they have fixed it by now? But I’m not sure.