- name
- yap
- description
- Fast on-device speech-to-text using Apple Speech.framework (macOS 26+).
- homepage
- https://github.com/finnvoor/yap
- metadata
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yap
Use yap for fast on-device transcription on macOS using Apple's Speech.framework.
Quick start
yap transcribe /path/to/audio.mp3
yap transcribe /path/to/audio.m4a --locale de-DE
yap transcribe /path/to/video.mp4 --srt -o captions.srtOptions
--locale <locale>— Language locale (e.g.,de-DE,en-US,zh-CN)--censor— Redact certain words/phrases--txt/--srt— Output format (default: txt)-o, --output-file— Save to file instead of stdout
Advantages over Whisper
- Native Apple Speech.framework (optimized for Apple Silicon)
- No model download required
- Faster processing
- Lower memory usage
Notes
- Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later
- Supported languages depend on installed Apple Speech models