Yap 0.5.0

Yap 0.5.0

Speech-to-Text Desktop App by Applause Lab

Local transcription runtimes (whisper-server with whisper-cli fallback) are bundled with release artifacts. Whisper model files are still downloaded on first setup into the user's Yap data directory.

Downloads

Platform	Download
macOS (Apple Silicon)	Yap-0.5.0-macOS.dmg
Windows Installer	Yap-0.5.0-Windows-Setup.exe
Windows Portable	Yap-0.5.0-Windows-Portable.zip
Linux (Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 11/12)	Yap-0.5.0-Linux-ubuntu22.AppImage or .deb
Linux (Ubuntu 24.04+)	Yap-0.5.0-Linux-ubuntu24.AppImage or .deb

Installation

macOS: brew install --cask applauselab/tap/yap, or open the DMG and drag to Applications
Windows: Run the installer
Linux (AppImage): chmod +x *.AppImage && ./Yap-*.AppImage
Linux (DEB): sudo apt install ./Yap-*.deb

What's Changed

• fix: persistent whisper worker, transcription readiness, and release hardening by @nikolaykolibarov in #8
• fix: reap sound player children (#9) and stop whisper-server when Yap dies by @nikolaykolibarov in #13
• fix(windows): verify and harden the local transcription runtime by @nikolaykolibarov in #14
• fix(macos): use Metal for local transcription and pin the release toolchain by @nikolaykolibarov in #15
• fix: preserve crash diagnostics and retain macOS paste target (#10) by @nikolaykolibarov in #16
• feat: Models Library with safe downloads, redesigned UI, and multilingual fix by @nikolaykolibarov in #18
• fix: show platform-correct hotkey labels in recording overlays by @nikolaykolibarov in #19
• feat(ui): tidy the Home Get started list by @nikolaykolibarov in #20
• feat: save completed transcriptions as text files by @nikolaykolibarov in #22
• fix: fit Accessibility recovery in short desktop windows by @nikolaykolibarov in #24
• build: sign and notarize macOS releases and publish Homebrew cask by @nikolaykolibarov in #23
• chore(main): release 0.5.0 by @github-actions[bot] in #17

New Contributors

• @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #17

Full Changelog: v0.4.0...v0.5.0