# Private and open-source alternatives to Dragon

Also covers Dragon NaturallySpeaking.

1. [eSpeak NG](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/espeak-ng/): B (80/100). Open source speech synthesizer supporting more than 100 languages and accents, used as a text-to-speech engine by screen readers such as NVDA and Orca.
2. [NVDA](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/nvda/): B (80/100). Free, open source screen reader for Windows that reads screen content aloud by speech or braille display. Developed by the Australian non-profit NV Access.
3. [Orca](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/orca/): B (80/100). Free, open source screen reader for Linux desktops that gives access to applications through speech and braille, using the AT-SPI accessibility framework. Part of the GNOME project.
4. [Speech Note](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/speech-note/): B (80/100). Open source Linux app for taking, reading and translating notes with offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech and machine translation. Processing runs locally on the computer.
5. [Vocalinux](https://privacyratings.com/accessibility/vocalinux/): D (50/100). Offline voice dictation for Linux on X11 and Wayland that types speech into the focused app. Speech recognition runs locally with engines such as whisper.cpp and VOSK.

Source: https://privacyratings.com/alternatives/dragon/