Fact · Dictation in your apps
Nuance says offline mode is not supported for working with web-based documents in the Dragon Web Extension, so dictating into a web app needs a connection.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Offline mode is not supported for working with Web-based documents.”
If you have problems using the Dragon Web Extension or Web applications, Nuance Communications, Dragon for PC help (version 15), 2017, Are you working offline?.
Open the original- What it measures
- Nuance's Dragon 15 troubleshooting page for the Dragon Web Extension, in its list of checks for web applications. The page does not name Google Docs.
- What it does not show
- Stated for Dragon 15. We did not find a matching Nuance statement for Dragon 16, and we did not test the extension in Google Docs offline.