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Nuance says that if you skip activation when you first start Dragon 16, you can launch it in Trial mode five times before you must activate it.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“If you skip activation, you can launch Dragon in Trial mode five times”
Dragon Professional 16 Release notes, Nuance Communications, Nuance Communications, Dragon Professional 16 help, 2023, Activate Dragon.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Activate Dragon section of the Dragon 16 release notes describes the first start. The Dragon 16.1 notes give the same five-launch rule in their own Activate Dragon section.
- What it does not show
- The notes count launches, not days, and they do not say which features the trial includes. After five launches you must activate to keep using the product, and activation needs the serial number.