Nuance Dragon Medical Alternatives
Nuance Dragon Medical alternatives are what clinicians look for when they want dictation on a Mac or phone without a per-seat enterprise contract. WriteVoice runs on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and the web, all synced, and it is free to start.
It removes filler words, fixes grammar, and formats your dictation into paragraphs and lists.
Audio is processed in real time and deleted right away.
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A lighter way to dictate clinical notes
Dragon Medical One is sold to practices and health systems on per-user subscriptions, with EHR integrations and voice commands built for large rollouts.
WriteVoice is built for individual clinicians: install it, add your vocabulary, and start talking.
It has no EHR integration, so you dictate into any text field with the keyboard or Mac app, or copy the finished note across.
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Ideal for everything you dictate in a day
Speaking is up to 4x faster than typing, with accuracy up to 99%. Use WriteVoice for:
- Clinical and consult notes
- Patient emails and follow-up messages
- Referral letters and handoffs
- Notes typed straight into a browser-based EHR on a Mac
- Recorded case discussions turned into text
- Summaries and task lists from team meetings
- Notes in 50+ languages, with switching mid-sentence
- And so much more...
See WriteVoice in action
Talk, and watch your words come out clean. The same way on your phone and on your Mac, with no typing and no messy transcript to fix.
Rewrite anything with one tap
A clean transcript is just the start, because WriteVoice can also reshape what you said.
Open Rewrite Options and pick how to transform the text, from a quick polish to a full rewrite.
The same words can become an email, a tidy list, or a short post in seconds.
- Auto-Enhance picks the best improvements for you
- Quick Polish fixes the small stuff and cleans it up
- Make Concise shortens it while keeping your meaning
- Create List turns a ramble into clear, actionable items
Use your voice everywhere you write
WriteVoice runs as a keyboard on your phone, so you can dictate into:
- Email and messages
- Notes and to-do lists
- Docs and reports
- Chat and social apps
- Search bars
- Anywhere you can type
A simple tool that does the typing for you
Good voice to text tools are hard to find.
WriteVoice is built to be fast, accurate, and easy for anyone.
Every dictation is saved in Notes
Nothing you say gets lost, since every dictation and recording is saved as a note.
Your notes are organized by date, so the one you need is easy to find.
Search any word, tap to edit or retitle, and pick up right where you left off.
- A searchable library of everything you dictate
- Recordings and imported audio transcribed into notes
- Edit, retitle, and organize with a tap
- Translate a note into dozens of languages
Your notes follow you across devices
Sign in once and your notes sync everywhere, so you can start on one device and finish on another:
- Start a note on your iPhone or iPad
- Pick it up in the Mac desktop app
- Open it in any browser on the web
- Everything stays in sync, automatically
Speak it instead of typing it
Typing slows you down, and speaking is up to 4x faster. Open any app, talk, and WriteVoice gives you finished text. Start Creating for free and let your voice do the writing.
Start CreatingFrequently asked questions
What should I check before switching from Dragon Medical?
Check whether you rely on EHR-specific voice commands or templates, since WriteVoice does not provide those. If you mostly dictate free text, add your drug names and terms to custom vocabulary and run a week of notes side by side.
Is there a free alternative to Dragon Medical?
WriteVoice has a free plan with 2,000 words in your first month. Apple Dictation is free on Mac and iPhone, but it is built for general speech, so clinical terms often need fixing.
Does WriteVoice store patient audio?
No. Audio is processed in real time and deleted right away, with nothing stored on WriteVoice's servers. Only the text you keep stays in your notes.
How does WriteVoice work?
You speak, and WriteVoice turns your voice into text. The AI removes filler words, fixes grammar and punctuation, and formats the result for you.
Do I need to clean up the text after?
Usually not. WriteVoice returns clean, formatted text with up to 99% accuracy, so most of the time it is ready to use as is.
Which apps does it work in?
It works in any app on your phone through the WriteVoice keyboard. Dictate into email, messages, notes, docs, and chat.
How accurate is it?
WriteVoice reaches up to 99% accuracy. It handles accents and natural speech, and custom vocabulary keeps names and jargon spelled right.
What languages are supported?
WriteVoice supports dozens of languages. It can transcribe and translate between them.
Is it free?
Yes, WriteVoice is free to start. You can begin dictating right away on iPhone and iPad.