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This topic describes enhancements and new features in Dragon for Mac version 5.

Sync with separate Dragon Anywhere mobile app

Dragon Anywhere is a separate, cloud-based app that provides continuous dictation capabilities, letting you create and edit documents of any length by voice — using your own customized words, shortcuts and commands — directly on your iOS or Android device. It adapts to your voice and terminology so you can dictate, edit, navigate and format quickly and accurately within your document from anywhere. Your documents can be shared, and custom words and auto-texts can be synced with Dragon desktop offerings for seamless productivity wherever your job takes you. Gain immediate access to your dictation without having to wait or rely on a costly transcription service so you can spend more time contributing to your bottom line and less time behind a desk completing administrative tasks.

Enjoy a more intuitive user experience

Dragon for Mac appears in the OS X menu bar, making all features easily accessible from a single menu. You can now change profiles right from the menu, as well as instantly access preferences and tools to improve recognition. Dragon for Mac is even easier to use, featuring:

  • A newly redesigned Status Window, which looks more modern and at home on the current version of OS X
  • A new guidance feature, which displays the most common next steps based on the actions you're taking at that moment

Menu walking

Select items in any menu by voice. Say Click File Menu and the File menu opens; say Click New File and a new file opens in your current application, just like clicking menu items with a mouse.

Improved support for internal microphones for freedom and flexibility

Now you have enhanced accuracy when using microphones built into all MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iMac computers. You're free to dictate documents and speak commands directly into your Mac without using a headset, giving you optimal flexibility and convenience.

Achieve even better accuracy

Dragon for Mac provides improved accuracy over version 4.x (15% out of the box accuracy improvement over v4 and a 35% increase over v3), with optimization for the latest speech recognition technology and enhanced support for more accents.

Get enhanced support for more accents

Dragon for Mac offers improved recognition of Canadian, SE Asian, Indian, and Australian English accents.

Gain powerful voice control in Word 2016

Dragon for Mac provides support for Word 2016 with Full Text Control and built-in commands letting you effortlessly mix talking and typing.

Save transcribed files as Microsoft Word documents

Transcription results can now be saved in .RTF or Microsoft Word format and opened in your application of choice. Previously, transcription results appeared in the Note Pad, meaning you had to copy and paste them into your favorite application.