Your keyboard’s new best friend
A little app for getting a lot off your mind. Download it, open it, and say the thing.
macOS, Apple Silicon · 142 MB · Automatic language detection
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit · 122 MB · Setup on Windows
Create a free account in the app with just your email, and it works for 3 days, with no card. After that, start a 10-day trial with a card to keep dictating. See plans. This release is Developer ID-signed and Apple-notarized.
Yap for Mac and Windows
Quiet until you have something to say.
Hold Fn on a Mac or Ctrl + Win on Windows. Release to insert.
From download to first thought
Mac: M1 and later · No Intel build
Unzip the download and open the app. It installs itself in Applications and reopens, ready for setup and automatic updates. If macOS asks for permission to install, approve it. Managed Macs may need an administrator’s approval.
Follow the visual setup guide in Yap. It opens the right settings, shows which switch to turn on, and checks off Microphone and Accessibility when macOS confirms access. Update notifications are optional.
Wait for Speech recognition to show Ready in Overview. Open a note and place your cursor. Hold Fn, say a sentence, and release. Press Fn + Space to lock recording, then tap Fn to finish. Your words will land in your note.
Sign in with your email and the code we send you: your 3 free days start, no card. To keep dictating after that, choose Start trial in the app. Already subscribed? Use the same email.
On a Windows PC
Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
Install it from the Microsoft Store: Microsoft signs it, so Windows installs it without a warning and keeps it up to date. Using the installer from this site instead? The installer is not code-signed yet. If your browser asks, choose Keep; if Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, choose More info, then Run anyway. It installs for your account only, with no administrator rights.
Allow the microphone in Settings → Privacy & security → Microphone, including Let desktop apps access your microphone. The first dictation downloads the speech model, about 0.7 GB, once.
Place your cursor in any text field. Hold Ctrl + Win, say a sentence and release. Press Space while holding Ctrl + Win to lock recording, then press Ctrl + Win again to finish.
Sign in with your email and the code we send you: your 3 free days start, no card. To keep dictating after that, choose Start trial in the app. One account covers your Mac and your PC.
On your phone
The Yap keyboard puts private dictation in every app on your phone. Nothing you say leaves it.
The same subscription covers every device
Android 10 or later, 3 GB of memory or more · On Google Play
Get Yap on Google PlayNo Google Play on your phone? Download the app file (36 MB, version 0.7.54). Your browser may ask before installing an app from outside Google Play: allow it once.
iPhone 12 Pro, 13 Pro, 14 or newer, iOS 17 or later · On the App Store
Get Yap on the App StoreCreate a free account in the app with just your email, and it works for 3 days, with no card. After that, start the 14-day free trial through Apple in the app to keep dictating.
“Hello, this is my first dictation. That was easy.”
Planning to dictate without Wi-Fi? Check offline setup and access limits before you disconnect.