Fact · Dictation software
11 = yes, 0 = no
Yap's product page says transcription runs on the user's Mac with Apple's Speech framework, so speech is processed on the device.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“On-device Transcription runs on your Mac with Apple's Speech framework”
Yap voice dictation for macOS, Frigade, 2026, Product page, 'On-device' feature.
Open the original- What it measures
- The product page's feature list. The GitHub README says Yap uses SpeechAnalyzer with no other path, and does not use the older APIs that can fall back to Apple's servers.
- What it does not show
- Runs on macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later on Apple Silicon. Speech models are the ones Apple ships with macOS.
In the data
A row of Dictation App Features Compared: Offline, Privacy, AI, as Yap: speech on device: 1 1 = yes, 0 = no.
- App
- Yap
- Feature
- Speech processed on the device
- Detail
- Apple Speech framework on the Mac
- As of
- 2026-10
- Note
- 1 means the maker's page says the app does this.