Dragon left the Mac
Nuance ended Dragon for Mac in 2018, and Dragon Legal never came back.
For lawyers
Dictation without a cloud vendor.
Hold right ⌘ and speak a client email, memo or time entry. Speech is transcribed on your Mac, so no dictation vendor holds your audio.
2,000 words freeNo accountmacOS 14 or later
Memo to file.docxRe: Extension of time to respond
Call with opposing counsel re the extension. They agreed to the 15th.
Types straight into
- Word
- Outlook
Mail
Google Docs
FaceTime- +Any app with a text field
Where typing gets in the way.
Cloud dictation adds a vendor
Most apps upload your audio, so client details pass through a third party you have to vet.
Names come out wrong
Party names, judges and case names turn into ordinary English words.
Say it messy.
Get it clean.
Hold right ⌘, talk the way you think, let go. Murmur drops the fillers, applies your corrections and types the result at your cursor.
You say
“call with opposing counsel re um the extension, they agreed to the fourteenth, no wait, the fifteenth”
Murmur types in Word
Call with opposing counsel re the extension. They agreed to the 15th.
You say
“new paragraph, next step uh confirm in writing and, and copy the client”
Murmur types in Word
Next step: confirm in writing and copy the client.
Illustrations of AI polish (macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence), not recorded transcripts. Results vary with your voice and microphone.
Built for how lawyers work.
Formal in Word and Outlook
Complete sentences, proper punctuation, your correction kept.
they agreed to the fourteenth, no wait, the fifteenthThey agreed to the 15th.
Case names, spelled right
Parties, judges and Latin go in the Dictionary.
Obergefellres judicatavoir dire
Tighten a paragraph by voice
Select it, hold right ⌥, say what to change. macOS 26.
⌥ “make this more concise”We are writing at this time in order to confirm that the deadline has been extended.We confirm the deadline has been extended.
Standard paragraphs on cue
Save footers and sign-offs as Snippets.
“confidentiality footer”This message may contain privileged and confidential information.
Test it with Wi-Fi off
Turn on Airplane Mode and keep dictating.
Airplane ModeStill dictating
No dictation vendor in the loop.
Dictation audio is transcribed on your Mac and discarded, and AI cleanup runs on Apple Intelligence on the Mac. Murmur’s network requests (a model download, an update check you can turn off, a weekly license check) carry no dictation. Murmur holds no security certification, and whether it meets your professional obligations is for you, your bar and your firm to decide.
- Speech recognized on your Mac
- Works in Airplane Mode
- No account to try
How it compares.
 Murmur | Wispr Flow | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per lawyer | $19 once | $15/month |
| Speech processed | On your Mac | Wispr’s cloud |
| Account required | – | ✓ |
| Security paperwork | None | SOC 2, BAA |
| Call notes | On your Mac | In the cloud |
Details from each maker’s site, October 2026. If your firm requires a vendor with an audit report, Wispr Flow has one; Murmur doesn’t.
Where it falls short.
Better you hear it here than after you buy.
No recorded-audio transcription
No deposition files and no handheld-recorder workflow for an assistant to type up.
No legal vocabulary model
Latin phrases and citations depend on your Dictionary.
No certification
No SOC 2 report, no BAA and no vendor questionnaire service.
No firm administration
No central deployment, shared dictionary or admin console.
Questions
Is there a Dragon Legal for Mac?
No. Nuance stopped selling Dragon Professional for Mac on October 22, 2018, and current Dragon desktop editions list Windows only. Mac users choose between Apple Dictation, cloud dictation services and on-device apps like Murmur.
Does Murmur send client information anywhere?
Murmur doesn’t upload your audio or the text you dictate. Speech recognition and AI cleanup run on your Mac. It does connect to the internet to download speech models once, check for updates daily (you can turn that off) and check your license key with our payment provider about once a week. Those requests carry no dictation.
Is Murmur compliant with attorney confidentiality rules?
We can tell you what the software does, not what your bar or firm requires. Murmur holds no security certification, and we don’t sign vendor agreements for it. Because dictation stays on the Mac, there’s no dictation vendor in the loop, but your ethics counsel or IT should make that call.
Can Murmur transcribe a recorded dictation or deposition?
No. Murmur transcribes live: what you say while holding the key, and live calls in meeting notes. It can’t import an audio file. For recordings, use a transcription app or service your firm has approved.
Can I use it for client calls?
Murmur can take notes on Zoom, Teams, Meet or FaceTime calls without a bot joining, with speaker labels, on your Mac. Recording a call has legal consequences: get consent where the law requires it and follow your firm’s policy. Murmur reminds you when notes start.
Does Murmur keep a copy of what I dictate?
Murmur keeps your last 500 dictations in its History on the Mac, so you can find and copy them again. Delete single entries or clear it all, and keep FileVault on.
Hold right ⌘.
Dictate the memo.
2,000 words free, no account, nothing uploaded: test it in Word and Outlook with Wi-Fi off.
2,000 words free$19 once, 3 Macs7-day refund
Murmur for other work
Writers
Draft chapters, posts and newsletters out loud
See how
Developers
Talk your prompts into Claude Code, Cursor and the terminal
See how
Clinicians
Write notes and letters by voice, transcribed on the Mac
See how
Students
Talk through essays and notes, pay once
See how
Dyslexia and ADHD
Say it messy, get clean text
See how
Guides for lawyers
- Replacing Dragon dictation on a Mac
- Dictate in Word on Mac: setup and fixes
- Dictate emails in Outlook for Mac
Updated by Telman Gadimov, Maker of Murmur. This page describes what Murmur does, checked against the app’s source and our privacy policy. It is not legal or ethics advice: your bar’s rules and your firm’s policies decide what you may use.
Sources: Nuance: Dragon Professional for Mac end of life · Apple: Dictate messages and documents on Mac · Wispr Flow: privacy and security · Wispr Flow pricing · Murmur privacy policy