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Yap 0.1.4

For people who professionally yap for a living.

An early preview of an alternative Zoom client for Mac. Requires Apple silicon and macOS 26 or newer.

What changed

  • A much smaller app. Removed unused Intel CPU slices and framework developer metadata from the bundled Zoom and Sparkle runtimes. The verified installed app is 333 MB, down from 641 MB (48% smaller). Downloads are 160 MB ZIP and 191 MB DMG. Runtime resources and third-party notices remain included.
  • Simpler Google Calendar sign-in. The packaged app includes Yap’s desktop OAuth client. Choose Sign in with Google without importing a client JSON file. Personal desktop-client configuration remains available in developer builds.
  • A better Zoom sign-in finish. A redesigned completion page supports light and dark mode, offers an Open Yap button, and brings Yap forward after successful authorization.
  • More reliable meeting-link settings. Yap waits for macOS to finish registering both Zoom link types before reporting the result, avoiding premature errors.
  • A clearer project homepage. The README introduces Yap as an alternative Zoom client and shows the native meeting gallery in a full-resolution PNG with transparent window edges and shadow.

This includes the recording player, synchronized chat and transcripts, playback shortcuts, speeds up to 2.75×, and the prior sign-in and updater fixes.

Install

Download Yap.dmg, open it, and drag Yap to Applications. Alternatively, expand Yap-macOS.zip and move Yap.app to Applications. The release includes Developer ID signed, notarized installers, SHA-256 files, and a signed in-app update feed. Use normal macOS verification.

Account availability

The installer is being published before Zoom Marketplace approval. The app is still in Functional review; Zoom may restrict authorization and meetings outside the developer account. GitHub publication does not grant Zoom approval. Google’s OAuth project is still in Testing, so the bundled Google sign-in works only for approved test users. Google Calendar is optional.

This is an early preview. Fresh-Mac onboarding, multiuser/external meetings, live token refresh, provider-side revocation, and an end-to-end automatic update remain outside the completed acceptance scope. The 0.1.3 installer supplied to Zoom review remains unchanged.

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Verification

The release build passed 654 Swift tests in 79 suites and 48 Python tests with the actual Zoom SDK. Independently downloaded assets passed SHA-256, Developer ID signatures, notarization, Gatekeeper, DMG integrity, and ZIP/appcast Ed25519 verification. All 102 Mach-O binaries contain only arm64 code, and the bundled Google client was verified.

The downloaded app was installed and launched locally: version/icon, retained Google and Zoom connections, selected calendars, a solo managed meeting, and cloud recording playback passed. No public provider approval is implied.

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