Typort vs Dragon, side by side
| Dragon | Typort | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Not published. Contact sales | Local dictation is free forever |
| Free version | None. Five launches in trial mode | Yes, with no word limit |
| Mac | Discontinued in 2018 | Yes, Apple silicon |
| Works offline | Yes, once installed and activated | Yes |
| Where your voice goes | Stays on your computer with Dragon Professional; Dragon Anywhere runs in the cloud | By default, your voice never leaves your computer |
| Voice commands to control the computer | Yes: hands-free control, macros and custom commands | A short list of Typort commands, such as Typort record and Typort meeting |
| Meeting notes and screen recording | Not included | Both, in the same app |
See it in Typort
Typort in use: hold a key, talk, and the words appear where the cursor is.
Where Dragon does more
Hands-free control. Dragon can open applications, navigate menus and click with a mouse grid, all by voice. Typort is for typing, not for running the computer by voice.
Custom words and voice training. Dragon takes your industry terms and learns a single speaker's voice. Typort does not train a model on your voice.
Transcribing recordings. Dragon transcribes audio files of a single speaker, and whole folders of them.
Legal and specialist versions. Dragon Legal has a legal vocabulary, and Dragon Law Enforcement is built for police reports.
Central admin. Organisations manage Dragon licences and shared words from the Nuance Management Center.
FAQ
Is there a free alternative to Dragon?
Yes. Typort does the core job on Windows and Mac: hold a key, talk, and it types into any app. Its local dictation is free forever, with no word limit. It works in English.
How much does Dragon cost?
Nuance does not publish a price. Its product pages say to contact sales, and the old online store links now lead to those pages.
Is Dragon available for Mac?
No. Nuance discontinued Dragon Professional Individual for Mac on 22 October 2018. The current Dragon desktop products are for Windows.
Does Typort replace Dragon's voice commands?
No. Dragon can run the whole computer by voice. Typort types what you say and has a short list of its own commands, each starting with the word Typort.
Does Typort work on a Mac?
Yes. Apple silicon Macs (M1 or later) with macOS 14.4 or later. Hold Fn, talk, and let go. On Windows, hold Ctrl+Win.
Sources
Every Dragon fact on this page comes from Nuance's and Microsoft's own website and documentation, checked on 2 November 2026. Typort facts come from the product itself.
| Dragon Professional v16, Dragon Legal v16 and Dragon Law Enforcement v16 under "Locally installed productivity"; "Ask about flexible licensing programs" | Nuance: Dragon |
| "Dragon Professional (Windows)"; "Use custom voice commands to insert standard boilerplate text or signatures into documents or create time‑saving macros"; "transcribe audio files or voice files of another single speaker into text". No price shown; "Contact us". Checked 2 November 2026. | Nuance: Dragon Professional |
| "Contact sales Please call (800) 654-1187" | Nuance: contact |
| "If you skip activation, you can launch Dragon in Trial mode five times." | Dragon v16 installation guide |
| "Dragon Professional Individual for Mac is being discontinued effective 10/22/2018" | Nuance support: Dragon for Mac end of life |
| "Premier speech-recognition for Windows 11 and 10."; "With Deep Learning technology, Dragon learns a single speakers voice" | Dragon Professional v16 data sheet |
| "Accessibility access to enable full hands-free Dragon operation to open applications, navigate menus and utilize mouse-grid on multiple monitors" | Dragon v16 feature comparison |
| "a built-in legal vocabulary trained on more than 400 million words from legal documents"; "Nuance Management Center (NMC)" | Nuance: Dragon Legal |
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