Speak at the speed of thought
You think at 400 words per minute but type at 40. Speaking is 4x faster than typing — and Yaps gives you a complete voice toolkit to turn that speed into real output. Dictation, text-to-speech, voice notes, and a studio editor, all running locally on your Mac.
Faster than typing
Average speaking speed
Average typing speed
In one app
See the speed difference
Typing at 40 WPM vs speaking at 150+ WPM. Same sentence, dramatically different speed.
Your typing speed is a bottleneck
Your voice is the fastest input
One app. Six voice tools.
Yaps isn't just dictation — it's a complete voice productivity system.
Speech-to-Text
Hold Fn and speak. Your words appear as text wherever your cursor is — emails, docs, code, messages. Auto-punctuation, smart capitalization, and high-accuracy English dictation.
Text-to-Speech
Select any text and have Yaps read it back to you. Catch errors by ear, proofread without reading, or listen to your writing while you walk. Multiple voice options available.
Voice Notes
Record quick voice memos that are automatically transcribed and searchable. Capture ideas while walking, driving, or between meetings — review them later as text.
Studio Editor
Generate professional audio in the Yaps Studio. Write or paste text, choose a voice, and export as WAV with SRT subtitles. Perfect for voiceovers, narration, and polished content.
Voice Commands
Control your Mac by voice — open apps, switch windows, navigate menus, and trigger custom actions. Hands-free productivity without learning complex syntax.
Smart History
Everything you dictate is saved in a searchable history. Find that email you dictated last Tuesday, revisit a voice note from a walk, or re-use a common phrase.
Voice-first workflows that actually work
Real examples of how voice input fits into your day.
Email Workflow
Open an email, hold Fn, speak your reply, release. Yaps handles punctuation and formatting. Then use TTS to listen to it before hitting send — catch tone issues your eyes might miss.
Thanks for sending the proposal over. I've reviewed it and have a few notes. Let's schedule a call Thursday afternoon to discuss.
”Document Drafting
Start with a voice note to capture your outline. Then dictate each section in full. Use TTS to proofread by ear. Generate an audio version in Studio if needed. A complete draft in a fraction of the usual time.
Section three covers the market analysis. Our primary competitors are focused on enterprise while we're targeting individual professionals.
”Developer Workflow
Dictate commit messages, PR descriptions, and documentation inline. Use voice notes to capture architecture decisions during walks. Review generated docs with TTS.
Fix race condition in the WebSocket handler by adding a mutex lock before the shared state update.
”Idea Capture
Walking, commuting, or lying in bed when an idea strikes? Open Yaps, record a voice note. It's transcribed immediately and searchable. No typing, no friction.
Meeting Prep
Dictate your talking points and agenda items, then use TTS to rehearse your delivery. Generate a polished audio version in Studio to share with attendees beforehand.
Daily Standup Notes
After your standup, hold Fn and dictate what you discussed, what's blocked, and what you'll work on today. Your Slack update writes itself.
Hear from people like you.
“I used to spend 20 minutes writing each client email, carefully typing and re-typing. Now I hold Fn and speak my reply in 2 minutes. Then I use text-to-speech to listen to it before sending. My email time dropped by 80% and my responses actually sound more natural.”
Priya Sharma
Account Manager
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Work at the speed of speech
Six voice tools. One app. Zero cloud dependency.
Requires macOS 13.0+ (Apple Silicon recommended)