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Dictation Software for Mac
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John Hay
I just had an amazing experience using https://www.notta.ai/en which is an AI transcription service that can take an audio file and transcribe it to a text file. I had a fairly long (60 minutes) file of a telephone call recording (I live in NJ, which is one of 2 one-party states not requiring either disclosure or the 15 second tone if you are party to the conversation, although I did mention right up front that I was recording the call).? ??
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So I submitted the .mp3 file to the service, which claims to us AI, and within about 30 seconds had an almost perfect text transcription file. The resulting text file was almost flawless.?
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NEXT, considering the time saved, I had considered manually typing out the recorded phone call, I was tinkering with the idea of the reverse process of dictating to my computer vs typing for specific tasks.? A quick Google search revealed what I'd already forgotten with Apple's native dictation capacity https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/use-dictation-mh40584/mac built in to my Mac Studio running Ventura. I have not tried it, as I suspect a better third-part app may (or may not) exist.?
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QUESTION: To those who use dictation on a regular basis, what's the best approach in terms of either using Apple's dictation or going with a third party app?
As for third-party, is there a de facto hands-down no-brainer that is considered the PhotoShop? of dictation?
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TIA,
John |
On Aug 21, 2023, at 7:07 AM, John Hay via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:The hands-down favorite used to be Dragon. However, they exited the Macintosh market. Apple has licensed their technology, and that¡¯s what you see built-in to the Mac OS, but Apple hasn¡¯t implemented it to be all that Dragon used to be. For instance, Apple¡¯s built-in dictation/transcription feature isn¡¯t trainable to the user¡¯s voice. Nevertheless, the feature is surprisingly accurate. You should try it and see if it meets your needs, since you have it and it¡¯s free. Other products: MacWhisper/Pro/Whisper Transcription (free/pay) (This is shaping up as the new favorite transcription app for the Mac.) SpeechNotes (free; requires Chromium-based browser, works using Brave browser) Users report that they see surprising accuracy from this browser-based service! Talkatoo ($99/month; cloud-based but not browser-based) Dictate app by IBN Software ($17.50/year. Macintosh version only available from the Mac App Store. There is also an iOS version) (Gets glowing reviews on the Mac App Store!) __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________ |
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýI¡¯m curious, Randy. Where does the Dragon product ¡°Dictate for Mac¡± fall in all of this?<> The main Dragon site doesn¡¯t seem to lead to it anywhere <https://www.nuance.com/dragon.html> hey is there a van Cinderella well first things with this was the time on your machine what is the time on the machine 00 hold on the moon -- It's fiction until science catches up - Lt. Eve Dallas
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¿ªÔÆÌåÓýIn a weird coincidence, the drivel at the end of my message ("hey is there a van Cinderella¡¡±) is the result of the built-in dictation on my Mac picking up a conversation in the background about a time discrepancy preventing someone from accessing a server.-- "Crumpled bits of paper filled with imperfect thoughts" (Rutherford/Robertson)
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On Aug 22, 2023, at 5:36 AM, Vincent Cayenne via groups.io <vcayenne@...> wrote:Dragon¡¯s product for the Macintosh was easily the best available. ¡°Was¡± being the operative word¡it¡¯s been discontinued for years now. The Web site that you cited is for a very old version. Note the specs at the bottom of the page: ¡°? Supported Operating Systems: OS X Lion (10.7) or OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)" __________________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Essential But Hard To Find Macintosh Software and Advice __________________________________________________ |
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Ah. I understand now. Thanks.
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On Aug 23, 2023, at 1:18 AM, Randy B. Singer <randy@...> wrote: |
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