Dragon products require a Web connection in order to activate any software product.  Visit the links below for specific technical information.

The install process checks that your system meets the minimum requirements; if they are not met, Dragon NaturallySpeaking will not be installed.

Matrix Comparison of Products

Hardware Compatibility

System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® 4 / 1 GHz processor (or equivalent AMD® processor)
• RAM: minimum 512 MB (1 GB for Windows Vista, and 2 GB for Windows 7). We recommend 1 GB (2 GB for Windows 7 32-bit, and 4 GB for Windows 7 64-bit)
• 1 GB free hard disk space (2 GB for localized non-English versions)
• Dragon Version 7.3 - Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium, Windows XP, or Windows NT® 4.0 (with SP-6 or greater)
• Dragon Version 8.0 - Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or higher), ME and XP
• Dragon Version 9.X - Vista (32-bit versions only - not 64-bit), Microsoft Windows 2000 (4 or higher) XP Home and Professional.
• Dragon Version 10.0 - Vista (32-bit versions only - not 64-bit), Microsoft Windows 2000 (4 or higher) XP Home and Professional.
• Dragon Version 10.1 - Vista (32-bit versions and 64-bit versions), Windows 7 (32-bit versions and 64-bit versions), Microsoft Windows 2000 (4 or higher) XP Home and Professional.
• Supported Operating Systems for Dragon Version 10.1 in-depth:
  • Windows Server 2000
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Windows 2000 SP4
  • Windows XP SP2 and SP3, 32-bit
  • Windows Vista SP1 and SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit  
  • Windows 7, 32-bit and 64-bit  
• Creative Labs® Sound Blaster® 16 or equivalent sound card supporting 16-bit recording
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® v.6 or higher (free download available at www.microsoft.com)
• DVD-ROM drive: Required for installation of versions 10.X, but can be transfered to a USB Thumb Drive or installed with an External DVD-ROM drive.
• Nuance-approved noise-canceling headset microphone (included)
• Speakers: Required for playback of recorded speech and text-to speech features
• A web connection is required for activation

Dragon NaturallySpeaking  has been optimized for a variety of popular processors, including the Intel® Pentium 4, Pentium III, Pentium with MMX™, Intel Celeron™, AMD K6-2, AMD K6-III with 3DNow!™, AMD Athlon™, and more.

 * Dragon Preferred, Dragon Professional, and Dragon Legal do not support dictation directly into Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems. For EMR support, please use Dragon Medical Edition Full (not Small Practice Edition).