[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Pretty darn good voice dication software.

Tue Feb 6 20:06:19 PST 2024

My take is:

Don't use it for anything that you deem to be extremely private or 
confidential.

Don't dictate anything that may incriminate you!

Personally, I use it mainly for general, daily, email. Often times I 
want or need to write somebody an email, only I'm not in front of my 
computer, and this allows me to get the message started on my phone and 
continue on my computer when I get home.

If you are in need of voice dictation software that is advanced and 
private, there is still the option to purchase Dragon Naturally Speaking 
Professional for approximately $650.

Dragon was purchased by Nuance who was purchased by Microsoft who has 
incorporated some of the technology into Windows 11 although most of the 
nice features that people who rely on voice dictation software need are 
no longer available at a reasonable price.

The built-in voice recognition that comes with Windows 11 is reasonable, 
and I have been using it. However, for general purpose writing this is 
better and might just be worth paying a few dollars a month to get the 
advanced features. What you get for your money is mainly custom 
commands, which means that you can issue one word or phrase and have it 
type out a whole bunch of text such as your email address or your home 
address. Critical for people who dictate for business.

Linux users have limited options as there are no commercial packages 
that I'm aware of that provide voice recognition and I doubt it will 
ever be incorporated into the operating system itself. Even Microsoft's 
Windows 11 voice recognition technology requires the use of the cloud to 
process the text that you dictate.

Drew.

On 2/6/24 22:46, bhff02 at aol.com wrote:
> They say, "Trusted by 100,000 users." and...
>
> "At Dictanote, we take your privacy seriously. All your notes are 
> stored securely encrypted on Dictanote servers.
> We do not store or process any of your audio. We rely on Chrome's 
> speech to text API to convert audio to text."
>
> What do you think?
>
> // Barry Hass
>
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 06:14:55 PM EST, Drew King via LCTG 
> <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Voice/note dictation software that works everywhere, on all of your 
> devices! Notes are kept on their server, in your personal account. I'm 
> currently taking advantage of their totally free version, which so far 
> is excellent!
>
> https://dictanote.co <https://dictanote.co>
>
> Free voice dictation software that comes very close to replacing 
> conventional voice recognition software such as Dragon Naturally 
> Speaking. It is cloud-based and works through a web browser web 
> client, so it works on all of your devices so long as your device can 
> run the Google Chrome browser.
>
> It works a lot better than the built-in voice dictation in Windows 10 
> and in Windows 11 as well as on my Chromebook.
>
> It has an extensive list of basic voice commands that allow you to 
> manipulate your document and add punctuation. The default commands are 
> free, and custom commands cost an account subscription of $4 per month 
> for the professional version.
>
> I followed their instructions and created a web app on Windows, Chrome 
> OS, and on my Android cell phone as well. You can also use it on 
> Linux, which is a nice thing considering Linux doesn't have a built-in 
> voice recognition system.
>
> I now have in Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS, and icon on my taskbar 
> that launches the app in a standalone Google Chrome web app.
>
> Attached is a PDF of the complete list of voice commands that are 
> included.
>
> One of the really nice features is you can start dictating on your 
> cell phone and continue dictating on your computer, and then take what 
> you have and paste it into an email or a Word document.
>
> I spend most of my time working on Chrome OS and this is now my 
> default voice dictation software for all the email that I write.
>
> On Android, you can follow these instructions to create an "App" on 
> yo_ur phone:_
>
> _https://support.dictanote.co/hc/en-us/articles/360035362591-Install-Dictanote-on-Android 
> <https://support.dictanote.co/hc/en-us/articles/360035362591-Install-Dictanote-on-Android>_
>
> You can r_un Dictanote in a normal browser tab, or as a stand alone 
> "Web Ap_p". This is what the web app looks like:
>
>
> Technical support information:
>
> https://support.dictanote.co/hc/en-us 
> <https://support.dictanote.co/hc/en-us>
>
>
> Drew.
>
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