Talk. It types.
Hold Fn and speak — your words appear as text wherever your cursor is. Emails, docs, code comments, Slack messages. Yaps turns your voice into text, right on your Mac, without sending a single byte to the cloud.
Average speaking speed
Average typing speed
Local processing
Sent to the cloud
Watch your words appear
Hold Fn and speak naturally. Yaps transcribes in real time with auto-punctuation.
Typing holds you back
Dictation sets you free
How dictation actually works
No setup wizards. No training period. Just hold Fn and talk.
Hold Fn to Dictate
Press and hold the Fn key anywhere on your Mac. Start speaking. Release when you're done. Your words appear right where your cursor is — no clicks, no menus, no context switching.
Auto-Punctuation
Yaps listens to the cadence and structure of your speech and adds periods, commas, question marks, and paragraph breaks automatically. You can also say punctuation out loud if you prefer.
Works Offline
The speech recognition model runs entirely on your Mac. No internet connection needed. Dictate on a plane, at a cabin, or anywhere your Wi-Fi can't reach.
Works in Every App
Yaps injects text at your cursor position system-wide. It works in Mail, Notes, VS Code, Slack, Google Docs, your terminal — anywhere you can type.
English Dictation
Yaps currently supports English for speech-to-text dictation, optimized for accuracy with natural speech patterns, technical terms, and proper nouns. All processed locally on your device with no cloud dependency.
Smart Vocabulary
Technical terms, proper nouns, and domain-specific jargon are handled well out of the box. The local model adapts to context so you spend less time correcting transcription errors.
Built for people who think out loud
Dictation fits into any workflow where you'd rather speak than type.
Writers and Authors
Draft chapters, blog posts, and articles at the speed of thought. Many writers find that dictation produces more natural, conversational prose.
I drafted my entire novel outline in one afternoon using Yaps.
”Developers
Write commit messages, code comments, documentation, and PR descriptions without taking your hands off your train of thought.
Fix the null check in the auth middleware and add a retry with exponential backoff.
”Email and Messaging
Blast through your inbox by speaking your replies instead of typing them out. Yaps handles the formatting so your emails still look professional.
Thanks for the update, Sarah. Let's sync on this Thursday at 2pm.
”Note-Taking
Capture meeting notes, lecture summaries, and research ideas in real time. Just hold Fn, speak, and let Yaps handle the transcription.
Accessibility
For users with RSI, carpal tunnel, or motor impairments, dictation is not a convenience — it's a necessity. Yaps gives you a reliable, private way to use your Mac by voice.
Medical and Legal Professionals
Dictate patient notes, case summaries, and reports without worrying about sensitive data leaving your device. Privacy is built into the architecture.
Hear from people like you.
“I write code comments and documentation by voice now. It sounds weird until you try it — then you wonder why you ever typed them out. The offline processing is a huge deal for me since I work on client codebases with strict data policies.”
Marcus Chen
Senior Developer
Learn more about dictation
Ready to speak your mind?
Hold Fn and start talking. That's the whole setup.
Requires macOS 13.0+ (Apple Silicon recommended)