Dictation
Speak into the app you’re using.
Setup
Checking this Mac…
Not working?
A little less typing.
Saved history · this Mac- Words dictated
- 0
- Est. time saved
- 0 min
- Dictations
- 0
Your totals stay on this Mac.
Hold to record
Hold it while you talk and let go. Press the lock key while holding it to keep talking hands-free, then press it again to finish. Esc keeps it in History instead, Esc twice discards.
Dictation history
Saved only on this Mac. Your clipboard stays untouched.
Account
Manage your plan and billing.
Create your free account
3 days free. No card. Your voice never leaves this Mac.
- Already have an account or a plan? Use the same email.
- We only email you about your account and your plan.
By continuing you accept the and the .
- Sign in or create your accountUse the email you want for your subscription.
- Start your trial or choose a planAlready subscribed? We skip checkout.
- Connect this MacConfirm the matching code. We’ll bring you back here.
Opens your browser for secure account and billing setup. Dictation stays in the Mac app.
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Speech and saved history stay on this Mac. Signing out does not cancel billing.
Dictation history
Your words, all here. Saved only on this Mac.
Settings
Make dictation work your way.
Launch at login
Ready to dictate after you restart your Mac. The main window stays closed.
Account
View your plan and manage billing.
Reminders
A notification before your free days end, when a payment needs attention, at milestones and with your weekly recap. Nothing about what you dictate leaves this Mac.
Dictation languages
Automatic.
Choose the languages you dictate in. With none chosen, each recording's language is worked out automatically. Applies to your next recording.
Spoken punctuation
Off preserves words such as “period”, “colon” and “new paragraph”. Turn on to use them as English formatting commands. Applies to your next recording.
Philips SpeechMike
Stop and EOL also finish a dictation. It records through the SpeechMike’s own microphone and its record light shows red while Yap listens.
Hold to record
Release to transcribe and insert. While the words are still being written, press it twice to cancel them.
Lock recording
Press while holding your recording key.
When locked, tap your recording key again to finish.
Use Fn, modifiers held together such as Control + Option, or a modifier with a key such as Control + Option + K. A key on its own, such as an F-key, can't be used. Keep this window active while choosing keys.
Make sure your key reaches the app
Another dictation app, including Aqua Voice, or a macOS Fn/Globe action may capture the same key. A working listener alone does not prove that your shortcut reaches us.
The test listens for your shortcut for 10 seconds. It does not record audio.
Floating microphone
Idle microphone visible near the bottom of your screen.
The microphone always appears while recording. When hidden, it disappears again shortly after Done. Your shortcut stays active.
Software updates
Checking update status…
Updates download and install by themselves. A downloaded update installs the next time you step away from this Mac, never during a dictation or setup, and Yap opens again as it was. Restart now installs it at once, after checking for the newest release and waiting for your current dictation to finish. Dictation history, settings and downloaded languages stay on your Mac.
Private by design
Speech is processed on your Mac. Audio isn’t saved. History stays here until you delete it. Text only goes to your clipboard when you choose Copy.