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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Constantly being told that it has been disabled although when I go through to check it then it says that it is enabled. I really like the Dragon software but this really let things down..
Doesn´t work
Have not got it to work properly in Chrome yet? I must be the only one with this problem..
It is not as quick and as accurate as other browsers.
Dragon is very selective in what website it lets me communicate. Gmail works okay, with minor problems,but that's about it. I cannot fill out forms with something as simple as adding my Gmail address!
AWFUL!
Terrible very unreliable
I would have dictated this, but Dragon Naturally Speaking is likened to a Natural Poop, a cepestory might help it come out better, but after starting with Golden Voice in 1979, and the latest version of Naturally Speaking, if this was grading for what it is, from A to F, I would give it a G-, that is not to disparage G's though. . .Julian Eli Capata, Attorney at Law. . Los Angeles, California . . ..thank God for Spell Check
the extension is unstable and frequently needs to be re-enabled or even reinstalled. It also seems incapable of tapping into customize words and phrases in my profile vocabulary.
Habe es gerade ausprobiert, trotz der negativen Vorkritiken, und es funktioniert einwandfrei. Beim Korrigieren vielleicht etwas langsam. Damit lassen sich jetzt Texte in Google Documents problemlos diktieren (wie ich es bei dieser Bewertung gemacht habe). Keine Verdunkelung des Browser-Fensters