Speech recognition?

[ppnkg]

I wondered how things are with speech recognition on the mac. I did a google search and found some products like iListen which look good. But this stuff costs money, so I have to look more into this. As usual, I start from here and I would really really appreciate your advice! Thanks!

 

[robbieduncan]

Have you tried using the built in Speech Recognition?

 

[ppnkg]

But can I use it to dictate text?

 

[theBB]

But can I use it to dictate text?

No, just for certain commands.

 

[dogbone]

I used to use IBM Via Voice about 5 years ago on OS9, it was pretty good. I could even train it to recognise Sanskrit words.

I can only imagine that after 5 years it must be amazing by now.

 

[Littleodie914]

Hmm... Do you guys know of any free programs that will dictate speech? I'm looking for something small that'll just help out with papers and stuff. I was looking at that ViaVoice but it's like $125... Bit too much for a high school kid who just wants to mess around with it.

 

[Littleodie914]

Bumpity bump bump?


I've looked all over, I promise!