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Snow Leopard Compatibility

MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.x
MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.5
MacSpeech Dictate Medical
MacSpeech Dictate Legal
MacSpeech Dictate International

MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.x


Current Released Versions


Products: MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.x, MacSpeech Dictate Medical 1.5.x, MacSpeech Dictate Legal 1.5.x, MacSpeech Dictate International 1.5.x
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Status:MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.x, MacSpeech Dictate Medical 1.5.x, MacSpeech Dictate Legal 1.5.x, and MacSpeech Dictate International 1.5.x are compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.



Older Versions (no longer shipping)


Product: MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.x
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
Status: There are significant changes in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that break basic functions inside MacSpeech Dictate 1.3. MacSpeech Dictate version 1.3.x is not supported to run on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or later.

For a version that will be tested and developed for compatibility with Snow Leopard (coming soon), we encourage you to upgrade to MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.

For those who still want to launch version 1.3 -- unsupported, and functionality limited -- on Snow Leopard, a MacSpeech Dictate version 1.3.1 installer will unlock the combination of MacSpeech Dictate on Snow Leopard.

Known Issues: (MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.1 with Snow Leopard)

We have done some basic testing with MacSpeech Dictate version 1.3.x on Snow Leopard so that we could provide you with a little bit of guidance regarding what works and what does not work. Please note that this is a partial list as there may be additional issues.

  1. Phrase Training: In the Recognition window, you are not safely able to edit any of the choices either by voice or keyboard. If you attempt to edit one of the choices in the list, MacSpeech Dictate will lose track of the application window where you are dictating. To reset dictation, you will need to close the recognition window, and then use the mouse to click into another application (sometimes you can switch applications by voice) and then click back into the application window where you were dictating.
  2. Commands: Some application-specific commands do not work. For example: in TextEdit, "Make Selection Bigger" does not work, even though "Make Selection Smaller" does function.
  3. Additional Issues: There may be additional issues. Limited testing has been done to determine what level of compatibility Snow Leopard has with MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.x.

Tested Compatibilities: (MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.x with Snow Leopard)

  1. In a few programs tested, dictation appears to work fine. Basic dictation was tested in: Microsoft Word 2008, TextEdit, Mail and MacSpeech Dictate's Note Pad.
  2. Existing Profiles can be used in Snow Leopard.
  3. New Profiles can be created in Snow Leopard.
  4. Some of the common Commands work just fine.
  5. A "Jump To" command for displaying a web page was created and successfully run.


Installing MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.1 on Snow Leopard

To install the MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.1 update manually on Snow Leopard:
  1. Download the MacSpeech Dictate 1.3.1 Update.
  2. Move the downloaded application MacSpeech Dictate to your Applications folder.
  3. Double click MacSpeech Dictate to launch