Sorimac vs Dragon for Mac: Dragon Mac Ended in 2018

There is no current Dragon for Mac: Nuance discontinued Dragon Professional Individual for Mac effective October 22, 2018, and Dragon Professional v16 is sold for Windows 11 and 10 (Nuance support and product pages, checked October 21, 2026). Sorimac is a Mac dictation app for $9.99 once. If you must stay with Dragon, it means a Windows PC.

How do Sorimac and Dragon compare?

	Sorimac	Dragon
Mac version	Yes, Apple Silicon, macOS 15+	Discontinued October 22, 2018; no updates since
Current version	Updated through the app (Sparkle)	Dragon Professional v16, Windows 11 and 10
Price	$9.99 once	Not listed on the product page
Runs on the device	Yes, offline after the model download	Not listed on the pages we checked
Voice commands	Yes (volume, screenshot, open apps)	Yes, custom voice commands and macros (Windows)
Learns your voice	Not offered	Yes, Deep Learning adapts to a single speaker
Central management for IT	No	Yes, Nuance Management Center

Summary chart comparing Sorimac and Dragon on Sold for Mac now, Updates in 2026, Windows, Custom macros, Speaker adaptation, Pay once — Summary of the table above. "not listed" means the official page does not say.

Sources, checked October 21, 2026: Nuance support: Dragon Professional for Mac 6, end of life and end of support dates, Dragon Professional product page, Dragon Professional v16 data sheet. Sorimac facts: our FAQ.

When is Dragon the better pick?

Your work happens on a Windows PC, and you rely on Dragon's custom commands and macros to fill forms or run multi-step tasks.
Your organization deploys dictation centrally through Nuance Management Center.
You already own Dragon for Mac 6 and it still runs for you. The license is perpetual; it just gets no updates.

When does Sorimac fit?

You are on a current Mac and want dictation that is still maintained, with updates included.
You want speech recognition on the Mac and offline, without setting up a Windows machine.
You need hands-free control too: a wake word, always-on listening, or push-to-talk, plus commands like "Computer, open Chrome".
You want a low entry cost: $9.99 once, with a 3-day trial first.

What does each cost over one and three years?

Dragon for Mac cannot be bought, and Nuance's product page does not list a price for the Windows version, so we left it out. Sorimac is $9.99 once, so it stays $9.99 after one year and after three.

FAQ

Is there a Dragon for Mac?

Not anymore. Nuance's support page says Dragon Professional Individual for Mac was discontinued effective October 22, 2018, with no updates after that date (checked October 21, 2026).

Can I still use Dragon for Mac 6?

Nuance says version 6 customers have a perpetual license, so it keeps running where it still works, but it receives no updates. It was released long before Apple Silicon and current macOS versions.

Does Dragon Professional v16 run on a Mac?

Nuance's data sheet describes it as speech recognition for Windows 11 and 10. The product page does not mention a Mac version.

What is a Dragon alternative for Mac?

Apple's built-in dictation is free. Sorimac adds always-on listening, push-to-talk, a wake word and Mac voice commands for $9.99 once. Neither copies Dragon's macro system.

Sorimac vs Dragon for Mac