Dragon Professional V16 vs Dragon Professional Individual

Dragon Professional v16 is the latest version of Nuance’s speech recognition software, and it promises to deliver faster and more accurate dictation than its predecessor, Dragon Professional Individual. But is it worth upgrading to the new version?

In this article, we’ll compare the two versions and see what the differences are.

What’s the same?

Both Dragon Professional 16 and Dragon Professional Individual use deep learning technology to transcribe speech into text, and both offer a high level of accuracy.

They also have a similar user interface, and many of the same features, such as the ability to create custom voice commands, automate repetitive tasks, and control your computer by voice.

The differences

There are two main ones: the interface, and compatibility with Windows 11…

1 – Interface

The interface is less cluttered than Dragon Professional Individual.

The look, feel, and functionality of the new toolbar are all exactly as you would expect from Dragon, but there are now only two drop-down menus, which between them contain all of the features. This is not a new look and will be familiar to users of Dragon Group.

2 – Compatibility with Windows 11

The second, and most significant, difference is Dragon Professional 16’s compatibility with the latest Windows offerings.

Dragon Professional Individual does function fairly adequately on Windows 11 and the latest versions of Microsoft Office and Teams, but regular users will no doubt notice some glitches and frustrations. Dragon Professional 16 is designed first and foremost for Windows 11, and is fully compatible with Microsoft Teams and the latest versions of Microsoft Office 365.

Voice commands

For Dragon users who rely on voice commands, Dragon Professional 16 includes numerous updates and enhancements surrounding support for Microsoft Office like “Modern Comments” when editing documents, support for commands in Microsoft Teams, and accessibility updates.

Of course, as has always been the case, available voice commands do not extend to all applications, and particularly some of the more organisation-specific software many of us use in our day-to-day jobs.

If voice control of these applications is needed, Dragon Professional 16 still includes the ability to create customised voice control using its Advanced Scripting feature. This can be a very technical exercise which requires an understanding of basic coding.

Advanced Dragon scripting is a service that our assistive technology experts here at neurobox are able to provide.

Our advanced Dragon Scripting service

Our advanced Dragon Scripting service creates customised Dragon voice controls to enable you to perform all the actions needed in any application

Benefits:

• Creates customised Dragon voice controls to enable you to perform all the actions needed in any application. This can be crucial in applications that Dragon does not support.
• Adds an additional level of efficiency to applications that Dragon does support by combining multiple processes into one simple voice command.
• Helps those who have difficulty remembering processes or need to reduce the time certain tasks take.

Interested in finding out more?

Get in touch with the team via 01223 608491 or hello@neurobox.co.uk