Yakki
Write by speaking with private, on-device AI dictation
Overview
Yakki is a privacy-focused dictation app for Mac that lets you write by speaking anywhere on your system. With a global hotkey and sub-200ms latency, it turns your voice into clean text up to 3x faster than typing, automatically removing filler words and false starts. Everything is transcribed on-device, so your audio never leaves your Mac. Beyond dictation, Yakki captures audio from apps like Zoom, Teams, Safari, and podcasts, imports audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, WebM), identifies speakers with diarization, and generates meeting intelligence including summaries, key points, decisions, and action items. A searchable transcription history with audio playback keeps everything in one place, and support for 25+ languages lets you switch instantly.
Pricing: $12/month, $99/year, or $149 lifetime
Minimum macOS: 14.0 (Sonoma)
Architecture: Apple Silicon
Key Features
- Global hotkey dictation (⌘⇧D) that works across all applications
- Sub-200ms latency for writing up to 3x faster than typing
- On-device transcription so audio never leaves your Mac
- Automatically removes filler words and false starts
- Capture audio from apps like Zoom, Teams, Safari, and podcasts
- Speaker diarization to automatically identify and label who spoke
- Import audio files in MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, and WebM formats
- Meeting Intelligence with summaries, key points, decisions, and action items
- Searchable transcription history with audio playback
- Support for 25+ languages with instant switching
- Only Local mode to keep all processing on-device
- Companion iPhone keyboard app
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