Wave To Text 5.5.9

With a wide range of functions and a powerful speech recognition engine, this program is fit for professionals or for casual computer users who simply want to cut back on keyboard use.

Wave To Text requires a fairly long setup process, including the installation of Microsoft's speech tools. But once launched, it offers a friendly interface, with a desktop panel allowing users to choose between voice training, the primary dictation feature, or converting prerecorded WAV files to text. We found its speech-to-text conversion to be fairly accurate, even without extensive voice training. Like most high-quality voice recognition programs, it requires the use of a decent microphone, and most users will want to have speakers on hand.

It may not be Star Trek's perfect voice-activated computer, but Wave to Text certainly can take good dictation for writers who are tired of typing.