Journal by speaking. Not typing.
Typing filters your thoughts. Speaking captures them raw. Yaps turns your spoken reflections into searchable journal entries — instantly transcribed, stored on your Mac, and never sent to any server. Most people abandon typed journals within two weeks. Voice removes the friction and makes daily journaling stick.
Of daily journalers report less stress
Average voice journal entry
Private and on-device
Data sent anywhere
Your voice, your journal
Speak your thoughts. Yaps transcribes them into searchable journal entries — instantly, privately, on your Mac.
Typed journals don't stick
Voice journaling feels natural
Your most private thoughts deserve the most private tool
Journal entries are deeply personal. Yaps treats them that way.
Absolute Privacy
Your journal contains your most private thoughts — anxieties, hopes, unfiltered reflections. Yaps processes all speech on your Mac. No cloud upload, no server storage, no third-party access. Your inner life stays yours.
Speak Naturally
No need to compose sentences in your head first. Just start talking. Yaps captures your stream of consciousness at 150+ WPM and transcribes it into clean, readable text you can review later.
Searchable History
Every voice journal entry is transcribed and fully searchable. Wonder what you were thinking about last March? Search for a keyword and find it instantly across months of entries.
Bypass the Inner Editor
Typing engages your internal critic — you rewrite, delete, second-guess. Speaking bypasses that filter entirely. Your journal entries become more honest, more detailed, and more useful for reflection.
Build a Daily Habit
The #1 reason people quit journaling is friction. A 3-minute voice entry while walking the dog is infinitely more sustainable than sitting down to type 500 words. Voice makes daily journaling stick.
Under 5 Minutes
A meaningful journal entry takes 3-5 minutes when spoken. That's shorter than a coffee break. No setup, no login, no app switching — hit your hotkey and start reflecting.
A journal for every kind of reflection
Voice journaling works for morning pages, evening reviews, gratitude practice, and everything in between.
Morning Pages
Start your day with a stream-of-consciousness brain dump. Speak for three minutes before you check your phone. Clear the mental clutter and set your intentions for the day.
I do morning pages by voice while making breakfast. It takes 4 minutes and I've done it every day for 6 months.
”Evening Reflection
Review your day by speaking about it. What went well? What frustrated you? What do you want to do differently tomorrow? Spoken reflection is faster and more honest than written.
Mental Health Journaling
Therapists recommend journaling for anxiety, depression, and stress management. Voice journaling makes it accessible — speak your feelings without the friction of typing them out.
Gratitude Practice
Speak three things you're grateful for each day. It takes 30 seconds. Research shows gratitude journaling measurably improves wellbeing — and voice makes the habit stick.
Idea Capture
Your best ideas come when you're not at a desk. Dictate them into Yaps as voice notes — during a walk, right after a shower, or in the middle of the night. They're transcribed and searchable.
Life Documentation
Record your life as it happens. Milestones, ordinary days, funny moments with your kids. A spoken journal captures the texture of your life in a way that a typed bullet list never will.
Hear from people like you.
“I tried typed journaling apps for years — Day One, Notion, plain text files — and I never lasted more than two weeks. Voice journaling with Yaps completely changed it. I just talk about my day while walking my dog after dinner. It takes 4 minutes. I've done it every single day for seven months now. The privacy is what made me choose Yaps — my journal entries are deeply personal and I don't want them on anyone's cloud.”
Elena Vasquez
Therapist and Daily Journaler
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3 minutes. Your voice. Completely private. That's all it takes.
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