Dragon NaturallySpeaking

Developer(s)Nuance Communications
Initial releaseJune 1997; 27 years ago (1997-06)
Stable release
16 / February 28, 2023; 18 months ago (2023-02-28)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Available in8 languages
TypeSpeech recognition
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.nuance.com

Dragon NaturallySpeaking (also known as Dragon for PC, or DNS)[1] is a speech recognition software package developed by Dragon Systems of Newton, Massachusetts, which was acquired in turn by Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products, Nuance Communications, and Microsoft. It runs on Windows personal computers. Version 15 (Professional Individual and Legal Individual),[2] which supports 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows 7, 8 and 10, was released in August 2016.[3][4]

  1. ^ Sarnataro, Valerie (2012-11-08). "Dragon NaturallySpeaking (DNS) 12 Review". technologyguide.com. Technology Guide. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  2. ^ "Nuance Announces Major New Releases of Dragon for Windows and Mac OS X". Retrieved 2016-08-22.
  3. ^ "Nuance product support for Microsoft Windows Vista". Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  4. ^ "Nuance product support for Microsoft Windows 7". 2010. Retrieved 16 Aug 2010.