Braina
Developer(s)Brainasoft
Operating systemWindows
Available inEnglish
TypeIntelligent software assistant
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.brainasoft.com/braina/

Braina is an intelligent personal assistant[1] and speech-to-text dictation application for Microsoft Windows marketed by Brainasoft.[2] Braina uses natural language interface,[3] speech synthesis, and speech recognition[4] to interact with its users and allows users to use natural language sentences to perform various tasks on their computer. The application can find information from the internet, search and play songs,[5] and videos of user's choice, take dictation, find and open files, set alarms and reminders, performs math calculations, controls windows and programs etc.[2][6]

The name Braina is a short form of Brain Artificial.[7] The software adapts to the user's behavior over time to better anticipate needs.[2] Commands may either be spoken or typed. There is a free version with limited facilities, and a paid Pro version.

The software can transcribe speech from audio or video files. It enables a voice interface for ChatGPT, and allows using responses of in-house large language models as well as ChatGPT directly in any software or website.[8]

A 2015 review in TechRadar was generally favourable, praising it as accurate but saying that the user interface looked dated, awarding 4 stars out of 5.[2]

In 2014, India's Brainasoft launched Inforobo, a customer management system designed for the banking-insurance industry.[9]

Platforms

In addition to the desktop version for Windows operating systems,[10] Braina is also available as an application for mobile terminals on which Android[11] and iOS operating systems reside.[12]

These versions have a feature for remote management of other terminals connected via Wi-Fi:[13] remote control of a Windows computer, customizable RTU.[14]

Braina can also be used with cloud technology.[15]

Distributions

Braina is distributed in two modes:

  • Braina Freeware Lite, free version with limitations
  • Braina Professional, Professional Plus, and Professional Ultra

The Professional version allows the user to import and process more than one text files to create a custom vocabulary and improve the quality of speech recognition. In addition, it allows customizing a predefined list of commands to manage the configuration of various elements of Windows systems: control panel, resource explorer menu, peripherals (mouse, keyboard, display, microphone, camera, printers), some software (Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Notepad), the virtual keyboard. Through these features, it is possible to record voice macros[source-less] to automate some repetitive tasks.

Voice Recognition

Braina Lite supports 36 languages, including: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Indian (Hindi and Malayan), Greek, and Turkish. As of March 2019, the free basic version was unable to recognize punctuation marks in Italian and English languages.

The Professional version supports 89 languages, separately counting the national specificities of some idioms (such as English and Spanish).

Immediately after installation, user can start dictating, using speech recognition and the program does not require prior training. The user can improve its quality by reading songs to the microphone, analyzing the voice or text files indicated by the usercreating audio libraries and a custom vocabulary.

Using the microphone connected as peripheral, Braina can accurately transcribe the fluent human voice of a single person in the language selected before recording; however, voice recognition of a conversation between multiple users is not available, nor for transcribing audio or video streamed from the Internet to the fixed or mobile terminal.

Braina is able to "isolate" the recognition of the user's voice from any disturbing environmental factors, such as: background noise, human voices of other interlocutors, audio performed on the same terminal in which the program resides, or from external devices. If the user starts dictating in languages other than the recording language, or other sound sources occur, the number of erroneous phonemes, understood as transcribed words or characters that do not conform to the dictation, increases significantly.

Integration

Speech synthesis can be enabled on text-based environments such as wikis, web browsers, or word processing programs.

The Professional version can transcribe pre-recorded audio and is used in health care and biomedical fields.[16]

References

  1. ↑ King, Leo (15 December 2015). "Top 8 virtual personal assistants". Raconteur. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Mark Pickavance. "Braina Pro review". Future plc. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  3. ↑ Vladimir A. Fomichov; Alexander A. Razorenov (2014). "The Design of A Natural Language Interface for File System Operations on the basis of a Structured Meanings Model". Procedia Computer Science. Elsevier. 31 (2014): 1005–1011. doi:10.1016/j.procs.2014.05.353.
  4. ↑ "Braina Speech Recognition Software". Braina. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. ↑ "Braina Music - Search and Listen to Song". Braina. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
  6. ↑ Joel Lee (25 June 2015). "Windows 10 Transformation Pack Gives a Facelift to Windows 7 & 8". MakeUseOf. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  7. ↑ "Braina Homepage". Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  8. ↑ "ChatGPT for PC". Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  9. ↑ "Company | Inforobo". inforobo.com.
  10. ↑ "Braina - Artificial Intelligence Software for Windows". www.brainasoft.com.
  11. ↑ "Braina PC Remote Voice Control - Apps on Google Play". Play Store.
  12. ↑ "Braina - Voice Control PC". App Store. 15 February 2018.
  13. ↑ Darren Allan (16 August 2017). "I dieci migliori software di riconoscimento vocale del 2017". techradar.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Estensioni di Braina". brainasoft.com. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "Scheda e pareri riguardo a Braina". SourceForge.net. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Speech Recognition Technology: 2017's Complete Guide". www.onevoicedata.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017.
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