What's new in Yap.
Every release, newest first. Yap is open source, so the full history is on GitHub.
Next
16 October 2026In the repository now and coming in the next release.
- Learns from correctionsFix a word right after it pastes ("Jon" to "John") and it joins your dictionary.
- Voice commandsSay "scratch that" to drop the last sentence, or end with "send it" or "press enter" to send.
- Auto-zoomRecordings zoom in where you click and follow your pointer. One click removes it.
- BlurDraw boxes over emails, API keys or names, for the whole video or part of it.
- Yap MicAn iPhone app that makes your phone a wireless microphone for your Mac.
- yap:// linksStart dictation or a recording from Shortcuts, Raycast, Alfred, Stream Deck or a script.
- UpdatesYap can check for new versions itself, and releases are notarized by Apple.
1.0
15 October 2026The first release.
- DictationHold a key, talk, and Yap pastes at your cursor. All on your Mac.
- AI cleanupRemoves filler words and false starts, and adapts to the app you are typing in.
- Command ModeSelect text and say what to do with it, like "make this friendlier".
- Screen recordingCamera bubble, microphone and system audio, click highlights, and no time limit.
- The Flow barA small pill with a live waveform, plus the animated Yap mark and a Liquid Glass icon.
- LibraryTranscripts, captions, titles, summaries and chapters for every recording, made on your Mac.