Yap

Yap is a desktop dictation app from O-mega Enterprise Inc. You place the cursor in an app you already use, hold Fn on a Mac or Ctrl and Win on Windows, speak, and release. The app transcribes on the computer, tidies the text, and inserts it at the cursor. The homepage at https://yapapp.cc/ states a median of 0.56 s from voice to text on an Apple M5 Pro Mac and says older Macs take longer. https://yapapp.cc/download lists an Apple Silicon build for M1 and later, with no Intel build, at 131 MB, Developer ID-signed and Apple-notarized, plus Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, at 116 MB. The Mac file linked there is named Yap-0.7.40-mac-arm64.zip. That page says the Windows installer is not code-signed yet and also offers a Windows on Arm build. https://yapapp.cc/support says a Mac needs Apple silicon and macOS 13 or later, and that the first Mac use downloads speech models once, about 1.4 GB. The Windows steps on the download page say the first dictation downloads the speech model once, about 0.7 GB. After that download, dictation runs offline. https://yapapp.cc/offline-dictation-mac says offline access lasts up to 24 hours after a successful check and never past the free days, trial or paid period, and that the first launch needs internet. The homepage demo runs an English speech model in the browser tab for up to 60 seconds, and audio and text stay in that tab. https://yapapp.cc/mac-dictation-language says there is no language setting, because each recording detects its own language. On macOS 14 or later the upgraded engine recognizes 25 languages on the Mac, and other languages use compatible local recognition. The website edition types into the active field. The Mac App Store edition cannot type into other apps under Apple rules, so it copies the text and you paste with Command-V. Custom shortcuts and hands-free recording are included. Spoken punctuation is a setting for commands such as new paragraph. Dictation history stays on the computer until you delete it. The homepage also links https://yapcam.cc and https://yapmap.cc as more from the makers of Yap.

https://yapapp.cc/pricing says the app is free for 3 days from the first open, with no account or card. To continue, start a 10-day trial with a card on either plan. Unless you cancel before the trial ends, the chosen plan renews at 6.90 USD per month or 69 USD per year, and the first charge happens when the trial ends. Checkout shows the first charge date and the total before you agree. The plans list unlimited on-device dictation, English and additional languages, dictation in desktop apps, custom shortcuts and hands-free recording, local history, and automatic updates. When access ends, new dictation pauses. An active dictation can finish, and existing history stays readable, copyable and deletable. Internet is required for the first launch, for activation and for periodic access checks. Offline access lasts up to 24 hours and never beyond the free days, trial or paid period. The same website subscription works on a Mac and a PC. https://yapapp.cc/legal/terms and https://yapapp.cc/legal/privacy, updated on 2026-10-13, name the seller as O-mega Enterprise Inc. Website payments go through Stripe. The Mac App Store edition is billed by Apple, and refunds for that edition are requested from Apple. The terms say payments are non-refundable except where the law requires a refund. They also say governing law is the place where O-mega Enterprise Inc. is established, and the checked pages do not name that place or a street address. Contact is hello@yapapp.cc. Privacy says Yap is the product name, not a separate legal entity, and that desktop audio is not uploaded.