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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The extension works okay at best. However, there is a bug free time you open the browser and Dragon active pops up a message saying that the extension has been removed or disabled and to restore it EVERY TIME YOU OPEN THE BROWSER THIS IS SUPER TEDIOUS AND ANNOYING Nuance if possible, you should fix this ASAP. It would be a tremendous help I have things I have to do and do not have time to waste messing with extensions. I do not recommend
Pluging werkt niet. Zucht !!
I purchased the Dragon Home Version and then installed the extension into Chrome. First of all, the Dragon home version hardly ever works and neither does the extension. I've had it work intermittently but even if I uninstall the Dragon Home version and reinstall it or do the same with the extension...it just doesn't work. I really am getting frustrated and considering asking for a refund. Why pay for the home version if it's not going to work?
I have the exact same issues as everyone else on here. When the extension works, it’s great (although not in Facebook or Instagram), but when it crashes (every 10 minutes) I have to shut everything down and start it again or remove and reinstall the stupid extension. And like someone above mentioned, the extension does not even allow me to dictate this comment – I am copying and pasting from Microsoft Word. It’s super frustrating, because I’m a quadriplegic and have no use of my arms or hands whatsoever, so even just removing and reinstalling the extension takes forever while using the mouse grid commands. It doesn’t seem like anything anyone has said on here has elicited any attention from Dragon, so I’m not super hopeful. But it’s been nice to vent my frustration.
Why not just make the extension a default instead of having to go through the palaver of opening the extension on a regular basis. If chrome identifies Dragon and Dragon can see chrome simply make them work in harmony.
Die Erweiterung fliegt nach wenigen Minuten raus, obwohl sie bei Chrome aktiviert ist. Anders als bei früheren Versionen, lernt das Programm offenbar nicht. Häufig korrigierte Fehler tauchen immer wieder auf. Offenbar sind die negativen Rezensionen den Machern egal. Eine erreichbaren Support gibt es nicht, die vorgefertigten Antworten wurden das letzte Mal 2015 "aktualisiert". Das Diktatprogramm von Microsoft Word (kostenlos) ist besser. Vorschlag zu für Chrome-Nutzer: Die Texte in Word diktieren und mit Copy & Paste in Chrome übertragen.
כל פעם צריך להתחל מחדש את התוכנה, היא כל הזמן עושה בעיות בכל תוכנה במחשב: 1.word 2.any web 3. powerpoing בקיצור לפני שאתם קונים את הדרגון לבדוק טוב טוב את הביקורת, היא תוכנה נהדרת אבל יש לה ביות ממשק רציניות עם כל דבר במחשב שהיא עובדת איתו
Like many of the other reviewers I agree this extension is terrible. I have interacted with DragonSupport many times about the issue and nothing they suggest helps at all.
I'm writing this review through the Dictation Box which says it all really! Sometimes the software works in Chrome, sometimes it doesn't. Very annoying to have to restart the browser regularly to keep it working. And it appears I'm in very good company with these problems! I really wish there was an alternative product to use, and that's coming from a near twenty-year user of Dragon.
Older versions of Dragon worked somewhat reasonably well with chrome. No such luck with the latest and the best from Nuance developers these days...