Show HN: Yap – OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS with no model to download

Re:Show HN: Yap – OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS wi... by HaloZero on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @01:00AM (#49079561)

Does the new SpeechAnalyzer API not call Apple Servers? I remember when I was building on the last version, it you wanted real time transcription you needed at least to upload it to Apple Servers for processing.

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Re:Show HN: Yap – OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS wi... by pancomplex on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @02:06AM (#49080002)

I think it once did! Now it doesn't - ways to easily verify this:

1) install the dmg in the GH repo

2) turn off wifi

3) use it offline

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Re:Show HN: Yap – OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS wi... by echoangle on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @07:25AM (#49082261)

That doesn’t prove it doesn’t send data if it has the possibility. It could use the offline model only as a fallback.

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Re:Show HN: Yap – OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS wi... by ganeshmshetty on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @12:51AM (#49093536)

yeah, this is a possibility and also they could store it and send it after we appear online.

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Re:Show HN: Yap – OSS on-device voice dictation for macOS wi... by RichAwo on Tuesday August 11, 2026 @07:59AM (#49256876)

The funny thing about this project is that I own https://www.yaps.ai which is also offline dictation, amidst a ton of other things (e.g. speech generation, meetings, video editing, etc.). And I legit thought this thread was about my tool until I opened it up.

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