Just say it.
Press a key, speak naturally, and Yap types wherever your cursor is. It even cleans up your words as you go.
Today 9:41
Mockups are up 👀
Looking good!
Are we still on for the sync at 3?
Click to dictate
Less typing.
More yapping.
Yap is a free, open source Mac app for voice dictation and screen recording. Turn your speech into text, record your screen, and get things done without the extra work.
A little app that does a lot.
Show, don't tell.
Record your screen, microphone, and camera. Capture what matters, with automatic zooms and click highlights.
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Smarter by default.
Rewrite selected text with your voice, generate recording summaries, and create captions automatically.
To Jordan LeeSubject Friday
Try saying
Click to rewrite
Stays on your Mac.
Speech processing and recordings stay local by default. No account, no mandatory cloud processing.
Nothing leaves your Mac
Wi-Fi is off. Yap works the same.
It's the little things.
- Custom shortcuts
- Start talking or recording with a keystroke.
- Personal dictionary
- Teach Yap names and words you use often.
- Hands-free mode
- Talk without holding a key.
- Recording blur
- Hide sensitive details in your recordings.
- iPhone microphone
- Use your iPhone to dictate directly to your Mac.
- Dictation history
- Find things you've previously said.
- Local AI models
- Use Apple's speech engine, Whisper, or your own models.
- Open source
- Free to use, inspect, and contribute to.
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