OBJECTIVES: To assess the use and applicability of software for speech of Rio Grande do Sul in professional practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study was approved by CEP / UFCSPA, # 660/10, and all participants consented to participate by signing an Informed Consent. Electronic questionnaires were sent to all registered audiologists in CREFONO - RS, totaling 1,029 professionals, in order to characterize the sample and evaluate the use and applicability of software in various areas of the audiologist. The data collected to date were tabulated and analyzed quantitatively by means of graphs and tables. CONCLUSIONS: To date, 67 responses returned electronic, 66 women and 1 man. The average age of the sample was 38.2 years, with training time ranged from 0 (graduates recently) and 19 years. As for the stratification of respondents by region, 34 operate in the capital and operating in 49 cities, many of whom are active in more than one city. Of the respondents, software 64% use in clinical practice, focusing on evaluation and speech therapy as well as the use of didactic and academic activities. The clinical experience, most of the subjects reported that the use of software makes therapy more dynamic and attractive to patients. All subjects in the sample considered important to use speech software in practice. However, some reported the development of these tools in Speech Therapy, as well as the difficulty of access to existing, both by patients and therapists.