Show HN: An on-device OSS alternative to Wispr Flow

Category: devtools

Tags: macos, speech-to-text, privacy, swift, menu-bar

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 7, Documentation: 8, Utility: 6)

Yap is a native macOS menu bar app that provides on-device voice dictation using Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer API. It offers a lightweight, privacy-focused alternative to cloud-based services like Wispr Flow, with real-time transcription and seamless pasting into any text field.

Target audience: Mac power users, developers, writers, and anyone seeking fast, private voice input

Repository: https://frigade.com/yap · Swift · MIT · 459 stars

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