That, bizarrely, is something the Mac version simply cannot do and will result in a cap on your accuracy on the transcription side of things. When it comes to tweaking and refining your profile over time, however, Dragon for Mac cannot compete and transcribing files, while convenient, is vastly superior in Dragon NaturallySpeaking as you can make corrections to the transcribed text once it has appeared on your screen.
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For purely dictating into TextEdit, it works just fine and the recognition engine is exactly the same as the Windows version, so your accuracy shouldn’t suffer. If, on the other hand, you are set on owning a Mac, just know that Dragon for Mac will get the job done, despite the horror stories. If you are in the market for a brand-new computer and, frankly, don’t mind whether you use a Mac or PC, then I would be inclined to steer you towards Windows if Dragon is going to be a major (if not the main) part of your workflow. But I simply prefer OS X and several pieces of software I use (mainly Final Cut Pro, Ulysses and the deep integration with their iOS devices) make it a better platform for me.
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After the last few years of being firmly entrenched in the PC camp (I tried to love you, Surface Pro, I really did), I am firmly a Mac user once again despite my reservations that Dragon is a compromised piece of software on the platform. Really, the best option is to choose based on what computer you already own.īut Mac users do have a quandary and the last thing anyone should do is switch platforms based on one piece of software. If you have a PC, then you arguably already have the preferred version of the software. I’m in the lucky position of being able to use both – if you have a Mac, after all, you can run the Windows version of the software in a virtual machine or via Boot Camp.
I stand by that opinion still, despite currently dictating this blog post using Dragon for Mac 5. I highlight in some detail in “ The Writer’s Guide to Training Your Dragon” how Dragon NaturallySpeaking for Windows is, in many ways, a far superior product to the product formerly known as Dragon Dictate (now simply called Dragon for Mac). But that was a long time ago and both platforms now have excellent operating systems in the form of OS X (soon to be called macOS) and Windows 10.īut Dragon is a strange beast as, despite sharing the same brand name, the products are very different on the Mac and the PC. I also remember when the Mac wasn’t so hot, either (I’m looking at you, OS 9). I’m old enough to remember when people hated Windows with a passion. I’ve flipped and flopped between the Mac and Windows several times over the last 20 or so years. Things are a little different when it comes to using the best tool for the job, however. That’s just how it is and how it always should be – after all, huge faceless corporations don’t care about any of us anyway, right? Why should we treat our choice of a computing platform as if it’s some kind of good or bad personality trait, anyway? Some people love using a Mac, some people love using a Windows PC. The “platform war” thing has been done to death a million times with no clear victor.
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