Free features speech recognition software for mac

Java Speech API is a wrapper for vendors to simplify usage of the Java Speech API (JSR 113). Note that the spec is an untested early access and that there may be changes in the API.

Enhancements
- First release of a base layer for sphinx4 and FreeTTS.

MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.6 is one of the safest and most trusted ways to interact with your Mac. Instead of typing, use your voice to input text; rather than clicking your mouse, just speak commands. With MacSpeech Dictate, it's easy.

Major Features:

1. Amazing Accuracy: MacSpeech Dictate will astonish you with its accuracy. You simply talk and leave the recognition to MacSpeech Dictate. MacSpeech Dictate recognizes and understands 13 English language variations, nine with U.S. spelling and four with U.K. spelling.
2. Minimal Training Required: MacSpeech Dictate provides astounding accuracy and productivity. With just minutes of training, you'll be using MacSpeech Dictate's superior capabilities.
3. Essential Command Capabilities: Instead of using your mouse to select menu commands or your keyboard to type shortcuts, just speak a command. MacSpeech Dictate executes it for you. What's more, MacSpeech Dictate understands key commands. With the 'Press The Key' and 'Press The Key Combo' commands, you can enter specific keys and even keyboard modifiers like Command, Option, Shift, and Control. That makes you more productive and MacSpeech Dictate more intuitive. What could be better.
4. Works With The Apps You Already Have: Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXPress, and more. And MacSpeech Dictate works great with Apple's applications as well, including iChat, Mail, iPhoto, and Keynote, among others.
5. Make Your Move: You don't need a keyboard or mouse to move around in your documents. MacSpeech Dictate lets you move your cursor forwards, backwards, and much more with just your voice. It helps make editing your documents a breeze.
6. Spelling A World Of Words: MacSpeech Dictate's spelling mode lets you easily spell words, names, and acronyms with either natural language or the International Radio Alphabet. You have complete control over every aspect of your speech recognition input.
7. Built Especially For The Mac: Mac users expect only the best from the applications they use on their Macs. MacSpeech Dictate was built from the ground up to ensure the ultimate experience on Mac OS X.

Speech Queue 1.0 is a professional and smart Apple Scriptable utility and text service to speak text with customizable voices using Apple's Text-To-Speak.

Major Features:

1. Speaks the text message in the assigned voice.
2. Speaks messages in the order recieved.
3. The user can pause, un-pause, or stop speaking the messages.
4. Text Service for Speech Queue to allow text from other Cocoa applications to be spoken.
5. Applescript support allows scripts to speak text without worrying about having the script pause until it is done speaking.
6. User defined voices can set custom voice name, rate, pitch, modulation, and volume.