AI product readChrome companion extension for Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software, bridging Dragon's voice command capabilities to the Chrome browser via native messaging
Dragon NaturallySpeaking's built-in browser support cannot directly interact with modern web pages in Chrome. This extension enables Dragon users to use voice commands (clicking elements by name, dictating/editing text) within Chrome, including support for Google Docs and specialized web applications.
1) User installs Dragon NaturallySpeaking desktop software (v13+) and the Chrome extension. 2) The extension injects content scripts into all web pages. 3) When Dragon is running, the extension's background service worker connects to Dragon via Chrome native messaging (com.nuance.dgnria). 4) Voice commands spoken to Dragon are relayed through the native messaging host to the extension, which then parses the DOM, identifies clickable elements and editable fields, and executes the requested actions (click, dictate, edit) on the page.
Voice-activated clicking of web page elements by name (e.g. 'Click Contact')Enhanced dictation and text editing in web pagesGoogle Docs voice integration (direct and indirect modes)DOM tracking and automation for interactive web elementsShadow DOM support for modern web componentsSpecialized support for medical software (Meditech, Onco)
- Target users
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking users (version 13+) who browse the web with Chrome / Professionals requiring hands-free web navigation and text input / Medical professionals using Dragon with web-based clinical applications
- Cannot inspect the native messaging host (com.nuance.dgnria) code or Dragon desktop application to verify full feature requirements
- Cannot confirm whether Dragon NaturallySpeaking itself requires a Nuance account or activation key beyond the initial software purchase
MonetizationNo paid features detected
The extension itself contains no payment logic, subscription checks, premium feature gating, billing APIs, or upgrade UI. Searches for premium, subscription, license, upgrade, payment, and purchase returned zero matches. Dragon NaturallySpeaking itself is a paid desktop product, but the extension does not gate or manage those paid features — it is a free companion that bridges Dragon to Chrome.
- Confidence
- 90
- Payment platform
- --
- Source
- AI / High
- Login required
- No
- Reason
- The extension is a local bridge between Chrome and the Dragon NaturallySpeaking desktop application. It communicates via Chrome's native messaging API (chrome.runtime.connectNative('com.nuance.dgnria')) — no login UI, no authentication flow, no account creation is implemented in the extension itself. The keyword hits for 'login' and 'auth' are all false positives from @author comments and commented-out debug logging strings.
PublisherNuance Communications, Inc.
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
- Phone
- +1-857-214-6311
- Address
- 1 Wayside Rd
Burlington, MA 01803-4609
US
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Chrome est souvent mis à jour, et l'extension Dragon seulement toutes les morts d'évêque. Il y a donc sans arrêt des bogues d'incompatibilité avec Chrome. Dommage qu'il y ait tant de laisser-aller de la part de Nuance
I would love to try it, but one of the main things I use on the Internet is messenger. As in, messenger.com. Normally, when I send a message, I just say "press enter". When I try this with the extension on, it just goes to the next line and it doesn't send. I'm going to try to mess around with it some more, but when it makes it so awkward to use one of my main web apps, I just can't use it.
Vraiment pas bien. S'installe mal et ralentit tout !
It frequently crashes.. It will lock up and the only way to get it to shut down is to restart the computer or go to taskmaster and disable it. Pretty disappointed.
I agree it fails often and disconnects. Annoying!!!!!
This extension is like the little girl in the nursery rhyme; when it is good, it is very very good, but when it is bad it is horrid! I shouldn't have to remove it and then add it back in order to make it work, because it shouldn't stop working in the first place!
Leider funktioniert es immer nur kurzzeitig, dann muss man es wieder deinstallieren und neu installieren und manchmal klappt es dann wieder. Das hier nicht nachgebessert wird ist mir unverständlich bei so vielen Rückmeldungen.
I 100% agree with all the reviews I have read so far regarding this extension. It is not fit for purpose! My get around is to call up DragonPad and dictate all I want to say in DragonPad. Then I "copy all to clipboard" and paste into whatever box I need to report. Not ideal but it is my only way of effectively getting text in any form of accuracy. I am very disappointed that Nuance has not seen fit to pay attention to it's customer base and do something about this extension.
Rarely works. Quits constantly. Extremely frustrating when using it out of necessity.
I think the Dragon product is on its last legs unfortunately. Constantly being disabled with a lack of updates these days. Such a shame. Look for alternatives and don't get trapped with a dying product is my recommendation.