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MacParakeet vs Yap: catalog facts
MacParakeet	Yap
Free Free with no subscription; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source, built by Frigade.
macOS	macOS
Speech recognition runs on the device Dictation works in any app's text field	Audio never leaves the Mac and there is no telemetry Pastes text into any app with one shortcut
Apple Silicon Macs only, macOS 14.2 or later Still a pre-1.0 release	Requires macOS 26 and Apple Silicon Accuracy depends on Apple's Speech framework
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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