HIPAA-ready dictation. Zero cloud, zero risk.
Cloud dictation transmits patient names, diagnoses, and treatment plans through third-party servers. Yaps processes all speech directly on your Mac — no audio leaves the device, no text is transmitted, no server logs exist. This is not HIPAA compliance by policy. It is HIPAA-readiness by architecture. There is no data to breach because there is no data transmission.
Of patient data transmitted
On-device processing
Required — no PHI leaves your Mac
Works without WiFi or internet
See secure dictation in action
Every word stays on your Mac. No audio transmitted, no text uploaded, no PHI exposure.
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SOAP Note — New Patient Visit
Your voice data is shielded
Patient information stays inside an impenetrable boundary — your Mac. No data escapes to the cloud.
Cloud dictation exposes PHI
Yaps keeps PHI on your device
Built for healthcare privacy from the ground up
Every feature is designed to keep patient data exactly where it belongs — on your device.
100% On-Device Processing
Speech recognition, text cleanup, and storage all happen locally on your Mac. No audio is recorded to a server. No text is transmitted. No cloud processing of any kind for dictation. Your patients' information never leaves the room.
No BAA Required
Business Associate Agreements exist because vendors handle your PHI. Yaps never touches your PHI — it stays on your Mac. No data exchange means no BAA, no vendor risk assessment, and no third-party audit trail to worry about.
Offline Reliability
Hospital WiFi drops. Exam room connectivity is spotty. Yaps does not care. Dictation works identically whether you are connected to the internet or completely offline. Your clinical workflow never stalls waiting for a server.
Fast Clinical Dictation
Dictate at natural speaking speed — typically 150+ words per minute. A complete SOAP note that takes ten minutes to type can be dictated in under two. Reduce documentation burden and reclaim time for patient care.
TTS for Note Review
Use text-to-speech to listen back to your clinical notes before signing them. Catch errors, omissions, and awkward phrasing by hearing your documentation read aloud. Eight offline voices are included free.
Searchable History
All dictated notes are stored locally and fully searchable. Find a specific patient note, a particular phrase, or notes from a specific date — instantly. Everything stays on your Mac, indexed and accessible only to you.
Dictate every type of clinical note
From SOAP notes to referral letters, Yaps handles the clinical documentation that fills your day.
SOAP Notes
Dictate Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan sections naturally. Speak through each section at your own pace — Yaps transcribes in real time. A full SOAP note in under two minutes instead of ten.
I dictate my SOAP notes between patients now. What used to take me ten minutes of typing takes ninety seconds of speaking.
”Progress Notes
Document patient progress after each visit by speaking your observations. Capture nuance and clinical detail that you would otherwise abbreviate or skip entirely when typing under time pressure.
Referral Letters
Dictate referral letters with full clinical context — patient history, relevant findings, and your clinical reasoning. Speaking lets you include the detail that makes referrals actionable for the receiving provider.
Discharge Summaries
Dictate comprehensive discharge summaries at the point of care. Include hospital course, medication changes, follow-up instructions, and patient education — all captured quickly by voice.
Therapy Session Notes
Therapists and counselors can dictate session notes immediately after appointments. Capture treatment observations, patient responses, and clinical impressions while they are still fresh — all processed privately on-device.
My session notes are more detailed now because I dictate them right after each appointment instead of trying to remember at the end of the day.
”Clinical Research Notes
Document research observations, trial notes, and data annotations by voice. For studies involving patient data, on-device processing eliminates the compliance questions that arise with cloud dictation tools.
Hear from people like you.
“I switched from Dragon to Yaps after Dragon dropped Mac support. What I did not expect was how much the privacy architecture would matter. I dictate patient notes all day — SOAP notes, referral letters, discharge summaries. With cloud dictation, every word I spoke went through someone else's servers. Patient names, diagnoses, medications — all transmitted. With Yaps, nothing leaves my Mac. I do not need a BAA, I do not need to worry about server breaches, and it works even when the hospital WiFi goes down. The speed is comparable to Dragon and the peace of mind is incomparable.”
Dr. Sarah Chen
Internal Medicine Physician
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Dictate clinical notes with zero risk.
No cloud. No transmission. No PHI exposure. Just you, your Mac, and your voice.
Requires macOS 13.0+ (Apple Silicon recommended)