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OpenSuperWhisper vs Yap: catalog facts
OpenSuperWhisperYap
Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Free

Free and open source, built by Frigade.

macOS macOS
  • Built on Whisper speech recognition
  • MIT-licensed and actively developed
  • Audio never leaves the Mac and there is no telemetry
  • Pastes text into any app with one shortcut
  • macOS only
  • No releases published on the GitHub releases page
  • Requires macOS 26 and Apple Silicon
  • Accuracy depends on Apple's Speech framework
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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