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Free • 100% On-Device • Apple Silicon 🚧 Beta

Stop typing.
Start talking.

write 3x faster. privately. ✏️

Voice-to-text that turns your rambling into polished writing across every Mac app. Powered by local AI, so your voice never leaves your computer. No cloud. No subscription.

How it feels like magic 🪄

Three simple steps to never touch your keyboard again.

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1. Lives in Menu Bar

Quietly waits in your Mac's menu bar until you need it. Hit a global shortcut to wake up.

2. You Talk Naturally

Ramble, pause, say "um". YapYap listens locally using Apple Silicon's Neural Engine.

3. Clean Text, Pasted

A local LLM cleans up the grammar and instantly pastes formatted text into your active app.

Context-Aware Formatting for Every App

YapYap detects your active app and intelligently formats your text — fixing punctuation, removing filler words, and adapting syntax without rewriting your actual words.

⌨️VS Code
you said:
"refactor initializer dot ts and write unit tests for formatter dot ts"
yapyap typed:
Refactor @initializer.ts and write unit tests for @formatter.ts
📧Email
you said:
"hey thanks for the intro comma id love to chat next week"
yapyap typed:
Hey, thanks for the intro, I'd love to chat next week.
💬Slack
you said:
"yeah the deploy looks good um lets ship it right now"
yapyap typed:
Yeah, the deploy looks good. Let's ship it right now.
📝Docs
you said:
"so basically revenue was up um twelve percent this quarter"
yapyap typed:
Revenue was up 12% this quarter.
professional in email. casual in Slack. precise in code. all from the same ramble. 💜

YapYap vs Cloud Dictation Tools

Cloud dictation tools are great. I just think your voice shouldn't leave your Mac.

Cloud Tools

$144/yr
  • ■ Audio sent to cloud servers
  • ■ 95%+ cloud accuracy
  • ■ 3x faster than typing
  • ■ Closed source
  • ■ A waveform, maybe
YOUR MAC
$0 free
  • 🔒 Never leaves your Mac
  • 🎯 93-95% + LLM cleanup
  • ⚡ 3x faster than typing
  • 🎉 Free, no subscription
  • ✏️ A creature that writes with you

Frequently Asked Questions

No catch. YapYap runs on local models (WhisperKit for STT, MLX for cleanup) that execute on your Mac's hardware. There are no servers to pay for, so there's nothing to charge you for. No trial, no word limits, no "upgrade for Pro."
Never. Unlike cloud dictation tools that send audio to external servers, YapYap processes everything on your Mac's Neural Engine. Your voice is transcribed locally, cleaned up locally, and discarded immediately. Zero network calls.
Most people speak at 130–170 WPM vs typing at 40–80 WPM. With YapYap, you get clean, formatted text at speaking speed — roughly 3x faster than typing. The cleanup adds under a second of processing time.
Any Mac with Apple Silicon — M1, M2, M3, M4 and all their Pro/Max/Ultra variants. The on-device models require the Neural Engine, so Intel Macs are not supported.
YapYap uses macOS accessibility APIs to detect the frontmost application — the same way any menu bar app works. It categorizes apps (IDE, email, chat, docs, terminal, social) and adjusts the cleanup prompt. No screenshots, no screen recording, no content reading.
For text cleanup, YapYap defaults to Gemma 4B — a great balance of quality and speed on Apple Silicon. You can also switch to Gemma 1B for faster processing, or choose from Qwen and Llama family models. All run locally via MLX.
Yes — YapYap is currently in beta. I'm actively collecting feedback to shape the app before a wider release. If you run into issues or have suggestions, reach out at sandeeptnvs@gmail.com. I plan to open source the codebase soon. 🌱
YapYap was built by Sandeep — a developer who wanted to build a free, privacy-first alternative to existing voice dictation apps. Questions or feedback? sandeeptnvs@gmail.com
Email me at sandeeptnvs@gmail.com — that's the best way to report bugs or request features during beta.

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