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Description

Picovoice is the developer-first voice AI platform with a mission to accelerate the adoption of voice AI. Acknowledging the limitations of the cloud and lack of transparency, Picovoice differentiates itself by on-device processing, publishing open-source benchmarks and making its technology available to anyone. Picovoice’s offerings, speech-to-text, voice search, wake word, intent and voice activity detection run anywhere from tiny MCUs to web browsers, providing an immersive experience.

Description

Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) performs effectively in applications that are compatible with it, such as MS Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint, allowing for seamless dictation where text is inserted directly into documents and commands like "Delete hedgehog" target specific text. However, in applications that are not optimized for WSR, including MS Excel, Gmail, and various programming environments, dictation struggles, as the spoken words do not integrate into the document text, and commands lack the capability to refer to existing document content. Vocola addresses these limitations by enabling direct dictation in WSR-unfriendly applications and facilitating the correction and alteration of the most recently spoken phrase. Both Vocola and WSR utilize the same speech profile, meaning that any enhancements from training, corrections, or adjustments to the speech dictionary will improve dictation capabilities in both systems equally. Unfortunately, on the Vista operating system, dictation in non-friendly applications is particularly problematic, as every spoken command triggers the correction panel, rendering the feature nearly ineffective. Overall, while WSR is beneficial for compatible applications, the experience can be significantly hindered when trying to use it in others.

API Access

Has API No 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Gmail No 
Microsoft Excel No 
Microsoft Outlook No 
Microsoft PowerPoint No 
Microsoft Word No 

Integrations

Gmail Yes 
Microsoft Excel Yes 
Microsoft Outlook Yes 
Microsoft PowerPoint Yes 
Microsoft Word Yes 

Pricing Details

Free
Free Trial No 
Free Version Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises Yes 
iPhone App Yes 
iPad App Yes 
Android App Yes 
Windows Yes 
Mac Yes 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook Yes 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars Yes 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Picovoice

Founded

2018

Country

Canada

Website

picovoice.ai

Vendor Details

Company Name

Vocola 3

Founded

2002

Website

vocola.net/v3/Dictation.asp

Product Features

Speech Recognition

Audio Capture No 
Automatic Form Fill No 
Automatic Transcription Yes 
Call Analysis No 
Concatenated Speech No 
Continuous Speech Yes 
Customizable Macros No 
Multi-Languages No 
Specialty Vocabularies No 
Speech-to-Text Analysis No 
Variable Frequency No 
Voice Recognition Yes 

Product Features

Speech Recognition

Audio Capture No 
Automatic Form Fill No 
Automatic Transcription No 
Call Analysis No 
Concatenated Speech No 
Continuous Speech No 
Customizable Macros No 
Multi-Languages No 
Specialty Vocabularies No 
Speech-to-Text Analysis No 
Variable Frequency No 
Voice Recognition No 

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