Nuance Dragon Alternatives for Linux

Nuance Dragon is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Dictanote, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Nuance Dragon and ten of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Nuance Dragon are Speech Note, CMU Sphinx, Simon Speech Recognition and Nerd Dictation.

Nuance Dragon alternatives are mainly Text to Speech Services but may also be Note-taking Tools or Virtual Assistants. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Nuance Dragon.

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Dictanote
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Freemium • Proprietary
Note-taking Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Chrome OS
Google Chrome
95 Dictanote alternatives
Switch effortlessly between using the keyboard and your voice to type out notes. Work smarter and more productively with fast, accurate dictation and transcription using Dictanote.
- - Dictanote is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Nuance Dragon.
- - Dictanote is the most popular free alternative to Nuance Dragon.
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Dictanote Features
1. PortableDictanote can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. WYSIWYG SupportDictanote integrates a WYSIWYG editor to edit the look and content of a document, page, or file.
Dictation
Speech to text
Voice Commands
Voice Notes
Voice recognition
Speech Recognition
Comments about Dictanote as a Alternative to Nuance Dragon
Most users think Dictanote is a great Nuance Dragon alternative.
Guest
Recent updates have made it really smooth. Much cheaper than Dragon and works ok.
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anils
It works on the web. Costs only $10 per year at the moment.
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Guest
It requires Correct Pronunciation like you're talking to a computer. Dragon NaturallySpeaking allows you to Speak Naturally and still work.
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swethaindira
Fairly accurate. Very good and intuitive UI compared to other apps.
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-5
Speech Note
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Free • Open Source
Text to Speech Service
Linux
Flathub
Flatpak
46 Speech Note alternatives
Note taking and reading with Speech to Text and Text to Speech.
- - Speech Note is the most popular Open Source alternative to Nuance Dragon.
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Speech Note Features
1. Text to SpeechSpeech Note allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
2. Works OfflineSpeech Note can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. No TrackingSpeech Note will not track you or use your personal data.
4. No Coding RequiredSpeech Note can be used without an coding or programming skills.
5. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Speech Note without registration.
Speech to text
CMU Sphinx
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
18 CMU Sphinx alternatives
CMU Sphinx is a speaker-independent large vocabulary continuous speech recognizer released under BSD style license. It is also a collection of open source tools and resources that allows researchers and developers to build speech recognition systems.
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CMU Sphinx Features
Voice recognition
Speech to text
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Comments about CMU Sphinx as a Alternative to Nuance Dragon
Most users think CMU Sphinx is a great Nuance Dragon alternative.
Guest
This is a toolkit/API for developers to create their own Voice to Text software, not a functioning program for the end-user
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Guest
• “OPEN SOURCE SPEECH RECOGNITION TOOLKIT” • This is for developers of speech-to-text software • not usable software • open source/free software speech recognition/acoustic model training platform
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Guest
This is more toward developing
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Simon Speech Recognition
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
9 Simon Speech Recognition alternatives
Simon is an open source speech recognition program that can replace your mouse and keyboard. The system is designed to be as flexible as possible and will work with any language or dialect.
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Simon Speech Recognition Features
Voice recognition
Speech Recognition
Discontinued
no more from 2016

Opinions about Simon Speech Recognition as a Alternative to Nuance Dragon
Some users think Simon Speech Recognition is a great Nuance Dragon alternative, some don't.
Nerd Dictation
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Free • Open Source
Linux
12 Nerd Dictation alternatives
Simple, hackable offline speech to text - using the VOSK-API.
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Nerd Dictation Features
Speech Recognition
Voice recognition
Speech to text
Wryte
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
14 Wryte alternatives
Dictation software for blogger and other webworkers.
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Wryte Features
Speech Recognition
Dictation
Voice recognition
Discontinued
Last updated on August 2016. The available Appimage crashes.

Comments about Wryte as a Alternative to Nuance Dragon
Some users think Wryte is a great Nuance Dragon alternative, some don't.
Guest
dictation software for blogger and other webworkers • for web developers • site provides code not usable software
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Dictater Speech Recognition
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
Linux
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Microsoft Office Powerpoint
Microsoft Office Outlook
Microsoft Office Word
Microsoft OneNote
WhatsApp Messenger
Opera
Firefox
6 Dictater Speech Recognition alternatives
Dictater is a simple, multi-platform, speech recognition software. You can use it with almost any software. This includes all web browsers, office software and chat programs.
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Dictater Speech Recognition Features
Dictation
Speech Recognition
Speech to text
Comments about Dictater Speech Recognition as a Alternative to Nuance Dragon
Almost everyone thinks Dictater Speech Recognition is a great Nuance Dragon alternative.
AlexanderCopley
Works like a charm. But it's need a tutorial.
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AdvisorGuest
Same with Dragon but a bit slower.
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Gespeaker
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Free • Open Source
Text to Speech Service
Linux
15 Gespeaker alternatives
Gespeaker is a GTK+ frontend for espeak. It allows to play a text in many languages with settings for voice, pitch, volume, speed and word gap. The text played can also be recorded to WAV file.
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Gespeaker Features
1. Text to SpeechGespeaker allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
Comments about Gespeaker as a Alternative to Nuance Dragon
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Guest
Text to speech reader. Dragon is a voice to text program they are not the same
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VoiceOverMaker
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Freemium • Proprietary
Text to Speech Service
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Software as a Service (SaaS)
25 VoiceOverMaker alternatives
Automatically create natural voice overs for your videos. Create your own voice overs from your text. A natural sounding voice is automatically generated for your videos. You are also able to create only natural sounding voices and export them.
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VoiceOverMaker Features
1. Text to SpeechVoiceOverMaker allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
Speech to text
Voiceover
Voice recognition
Comments about VoiceOverMaker as a Alternative to Nuance Dragon
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Guest
Speech-to-text application, not dictation.
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