Dragon costs $700, needs weeks of voice training, dropped Mac support, and gets sluggish after an hour. Mumbl works accurately from day one with local AI — on Mac and Windows.
macOS & Windows — No training needed
"The accuracy Dragon achieves after months of training is now available immediately from AI services."
Microsoft bought Nuance and stopped investing. Version 17 is barely different from version 16.
"For me Dragon was pretty much unusable without expensive microphone setup."
Mumbl uses Whisper AI that works with any microphone, requires zero training, and costs a fraction of Dragon.
| Feature | Mumbl | Dragon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free tier / $9 mo / $149 lifetime | $500-$700 one-time |
| Voice training required | None — works instantly | Weeks of training |
| Mac support | Yes | Dropped entirely |
| AI model | Whisper (state of the art) | Legacy Nuance engine |
| Filler word cleanup | Automatic | No |
| Cloud dependency | None — 100% local | None — local |
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Say what you're thinking, ramble, use filler words. Mumbl cleans it all up.
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AI formats it instantly in your chosen style and pastes it wherever your cursor is.
Mumbl processes everything locally using Whisper AI. No cloud uploads. No servers. No data collection. Your words stay yours.
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was a Dragon user for 12 years. Mumbl matched my trained Dragon accuracy on day one, without any voice training. Works on my Mac, costs a fraction of the price, and actually gets updates.
Dragon used to be the only serious option. Now it's a relic that crashes on Windows 11 and doesn't exist on Mac. Mumbl uses modern AI, works instantly, and runs locally. It's what Dragon should have become.
The voice training with Dragon took weeks and I had to redo it every time I got a cold. Mumbl just works. Same microphone, better accuracy, no training. I don't miss Dragon at all.
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was a Dragon user for 12 years. Mumbl matched my trained Dragon accuracy on day one, without any voice training. Works on my Mac, costs a fraction of the price, and actually gets updates.
Dragon used to be the only serious option. Now it's a relic that crashes on Windows 11 and doesn't exist on Mac. Mumbl uses modern AI, works instantly, and runs locally. It's what Dragon should have become.
The voice training with Dragon took weeks and I had to redo it every time I got a cold. Mumbl just works. Same microphone, better accuracy, no training. I don't miss Dragon at all.
This is the simplest way to 10X your productivity.
I can finally talk to Claude Code with only two keys.
My favorite thing about Mumbl is its simplicity. There aren't any loops you have to go through to make it work and it's intertwined with my device really well. Right now I mainly use Mumbl for school work!
I was a Dragon user for 12 years. Mumbl matched my trained Dragon accuracy on day one, without any voice training. Works on my Mac, costs a fraction of the price, and actually gets updates.
Dragon used to be the only serious option. Now it's a relic that crashes on Windows 11 and doesn't exist on Mac. Mumbl uses modern AI, works instantly, and runs locally. It's what Dragon should have become.
The voice training with Dragon took weeks and I had to redo it every time I got a cold. Mumbl just works. Same microphone, better accuracy, no training. I don't miss Dragon at all.
Start free with 10 transcriptions per week. Upgrade anytime for unlimited.
10 transcriptions per week. Perfect to get started.
Unlimited transcriptions. Best value.
Pay once, use forever. All future updates included.
Mumbl uses OpenAI's Whisper model, which achieves comparable accuracy to Dragon out of the box — no voice training required. It handles accents, multiple languages, and domain-specific vocabulary.
Yes. Dragon dropped Mac support entirely. Mumbl works on both macOS and Windows.
Free tier with 10 transcriptions per week. Paid plans start at $9/month, with a lifetime option at $149. Dragon Legal costs $700.
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