macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install yaplocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install yapMacPorts ports tree · lang/yap/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install yap with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix
On-device audio transcription using Speech.framework. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#yapnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ya/yap/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
On-device audio transcription using Speech.framework
Project links
Commands and aliases
- yap
history
Project history and usage
yap is a small macOS command-line transcription tool built around Apple's Speech.framework. It turns local audio, video, microphone input, or live system audio into text, subtitle formats, or JSON without sending the core speech-recognition work to a hosted service.
Project history
The public repository was created on 2025-06-15, the same day the first GitHub release, 1.0.0, was published. Its README frames the project around macOS 26 and Apple's on-device Speech.framework, which places it in the wave of local-first media and AI-adjacent command-line tools that appeared as operating systems exposed better speech APIs.
By early 2026 the project had added real-time workflows beyond one-shot file transcription: the README documents `listen` for system audio, `dictate` for microphone input, and `listen-and-dictate` for mixed meeting-style transcription.
Adoption history
yap's adoption story is still young and mostly package-manager/toolbox adoption rather than platform adoption. Its upstream README lists Homebrew and Mint installation, and the GitHub repository had more than a thousand stars by July 2026, enough signal for a niche macOS CLI but not enough history for a long institutional narrative.
How it is used
Users run `yap transcribe` or the shorter `yap <file>` style workflows to convert audio or video to text, SRT, WebVTT, or JSON. The README also shows package-nerd-friendly pipelines: downloading audio with yt-dlp, piping transcripts into an LLM, or producing caption files for video.
The live modes make it useful as a terminal-native dictation and meeting transcription tool, with macOS Screen Recording and Microphone permissions as the practical trust boundary.
Why package nerds care
yap is significant as a thin, scriptable wrapper over a native macOS speech-recognition stack. For package nerds, the interesting part is not a new speech model but the packaging of platform speech APIs into composable Unix-style commands and text/subtitle outputs.
Timeline
- 2025-06-15: GitHub repository is created and release 1.0.0 is published.
- 2026-02-15: Release 1.2.0 is published.
- 2026: README documents file transcription, live system audio transcription, microphone dictation, and combined listen-and-dictate workflows.
Related projects
- Apple Speech.framework is the native macOS speech-recognition API used by yap.
- yt-dlp and llm appear in upstream examples as common pipeline companions.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:audio
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
yap | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.0
manager updated2026-05-12
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.2.0
https://github.com/finnvoor/yap
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:yap |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/yap |
| Homepage | https://github.com/finnvoor/yap |
| Repository | https://github.com/finnvoor/yap |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/finnvoor/yap#readme |
| License | CC0-1.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/finnvoor/yap/archive/refs/tags/1.2.0.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-05-12T09:42:20+01:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_tahoe) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | yap |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
yap
nix profile install nixpkgs#yap- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Yap
MacPorts95%
yap
sudo port install yap- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Yap
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment