yapp 0.1.6

yapp 0.1.6 makes it easier to share useful diagnostics.

• Advanced → Diagnostics → Copy Last 10 Dictation Logs copies recent diagnostic events to the clipboard, ready to paste into a message. It replaces the Show Log window.
• Diagnostics now record which app and field type received the text, transcript length and whether the model repeated a phrase, and whether the clipboard was restored. No words, audio, or clipboard contents are logged.

Dictation remains fully offline with the bundled English model. Updates remain manual through Check for Updates….

yapp 0.1.5

yapp 0.1.5 adds a first-launch tutorial, a live diagnostics log, and a lowercase name.

• New interactive tutorial on first launch (and for anyone updating who hasn't seen it): practice dictation in a centered box, with the real listening pill and callouts. Replay anytime from Advanced → Show Tutorial.
• Holding the shortcut while the model loads shows a preparation pill and starts recording when ready; releasing early cancels.
• Non-speech labels such as "(audience chattering)", "[Music]", or "laughs" are no longer inserted.
• Advanced → Diagnostics → Show Log opens a live table of this launch's diagnostic events, with Copy Last 5 Dictations for sharing. No audio, transcripts, or clipboard contents are included.
• The app is now named yapp. Updating keeps your settings and permissions.
• Simpler menus: Permissions shows Microphone and Accessibility with direct Settings links; refreshed About and menu-bar icon.

Dictation remains fully offline with the bundled English model. Updates remain manual through Check for Updates….

Yapp 0.1.4

• Return Status to Ready after dictation is sent to the focused input.
• Credit Vardaan in About and the app copyright, with a GitHub link in About.

Apple silicon · macOS 14 or later · English

Dictation remains fully offline. Updates are manual only. Choose Check for Updates… in Yapp, or install the DMG.

The app and DMG are Developer ID signed, notarized, and stapled. The ZIP is the signed Sparkle update archive.

Yapp 0.1.3

• Added a charcoal-and-golden-amber macOS app icon and matching browser favicon.
• Unified the app indicator and website around golden amber #F4B241.
• Moved Check for Updates… directly below About, with a separator beneath it.

Apple silicon · macOS 14 or later · English

Dictation stays fully offline. Updates remain manual only. In Yapp 0.1.2 or newer, choose Check for Updates… to install. Users on 0.1.1 and earlier can install the DMG once to get the updater.

The app and DMG are Developer ID signed, notarized, and stapled. The ZIP is the cryptographically signed Sparkle update archive.

Yapp 0.1.2

Adds Check for Updates… with native check, download, install, and relaunch UI.

Checks are manual only: no automatic checks, background downloads/installs, or system profiling. Dictation remains fully offline. Update archives are cryptographically signed and verified before extraction.

Apple silicon · macOS 14 or later · English

Users of 0.1.1 and earlier need to install this version from the DMG once to get the updater. The ZIP is the signed Sparkle update archive.

Verified on the development Mac: signed update downloaded, installed, and relaunched successfully; the installed build and signature match this notarized release.

Yapp 0.1.1

• Refined the floating recording indicator with a dark charcoal pill, amber Yappman and sound bars, and smoother mouth animation.
• Filtered pause, mouse-click, keyboard-noise, and malformed non-speech labels.
• Yapp is now open source under GPLv3.

Apple silicon · macOS 14 or later · English

Dictation runs entirely on-device with the bundled Whisper base.en model. No model download is needed after installation.

Download the DMG, drag Yapp into Applications, and open it. Existing users can replace Yapp in Applications. Microphone and Accessibility permissions are required.

The app and DMG are Developer ID signed, notarized, and stapled. Corresponding source is available in the v0.1.1 tag.

Yapp 0.1.0

Native, offline English dictation for Mac by zeroslop.

Requirements: Apple silicon Mac, macOS 14 or later.

Install: open the DMG, drag Yapp into Applications, then launch it. Allow Microphone and Accessibility access. Hold Fn to speak; release to insert text. If a quick Fn tap opens emoji, choose System Settings → Keyboard → Press 🌐 key to → Do Nothing.

Includes the bundled Whisper base.en model; no account or runtime model download required. Developer ID signed and notarized by Apple.

SHA-256 (Yapp-0.1.0-arm64.dmg):

54cea3f8987d90f088705a69b86d27936474e18d70cf82eb17e4c75daf8132d0

This repository contains downloads and release notes, not the app source.