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The dictation app that
captures everything

Dictate in your language(s), anywhere, writing 4X faster.
Transcribe any audio. Know who said what. Get AI meeting summaries.
All 100% local on your Mac.

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Sub-200ms Latency
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Yakki
App Context
Make time for yourself

Everything you need to capture your thoughts

Powerful features designed for privacy and productivity.

Dictation that feels like magic

Speed you have never experienced before. Global hotkey works in any app. Hold to record, release to transcribe.

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Default shortcut — fully customizable

Transcribe any app

Capture audio from Teams, Zoom, Safari, podcasts—anything playing on your Mac.

App Audio Capture

Your voice never leaves your Mac.

All transcription happens on-device. No cloud. No servers. HIPAA-compliant by design.

Local Processing

Adapts to where you write

Email in Mail? Notes in Obsidian? Slack message? Yakki sees your context and adjusts automatically.

Context Aware Dictation

Skip the editing

Filler words, repetition, false starts—automatically cleaned before text appears. Dictate and done.

Clean Writing

Works in your language

25+ languages with instant switching. Dictate in Spanish, then English—no settings, no restarts.

Dictate in multiple languages

Know who said what

Automatically identify and label speakers in your recordings.

Speaker Diarization

Never lose a word

Full searchable history with audio playback. Find anything you've ever dictated.

Transcription History

A plan for everyone.

You have a subscription plan. Would you rather own your tools? You have a forever plan that includes all future updates.

AI Meeting Intelligence

Get key points, decisions, and action items from any meeting—automatically extracted by AI.

Summary

Import Any Audio File

Drag and drop MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, or WebM files. Transcribe recordings from anywhere.

MP3, WAV, M4A, OGG, WebM
Only on Yakki

Transcribe anything you can hear.

Other dictation apps only capture your voice. Yakki captures everything.

  • Zoom and Teams meetings (undetectable, no weird participant joining your meetings)
  • Podcasts and YouTube videos
  • Voice memos and recorded interviews
  • Any app playing audio on your Mac

Combine it with speaker diarization to get perfectly labeled transcripts of your meetings—all without sending a single byte to the cloud.

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Podcast capture example
Capturing Audio...

Select the app, make sure the audio is working and click record. Simple as that.

Meeting Intelligence

In this handover meeting, James discussed updates on the testing process, including the copy to life document and event metrics. Juls provided insights on ongoing conversations and the status of various tests.

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James created a personalized version of the copy to life document. 0:31
Discussion on the status of event metrics and product functionality. 0:08
James highlighted the need to check the variation code for errors. 0:28
Juls confirmed ongoing conversations regarding user tracking. 0:22
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Continue monitoring the status of the library updates for reclassification.

James, Juls 0:41

To ensure the core product metrics are functioning correctly.

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James to discuss analysis updates on Monday.
James 22:11
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Meeting intelligence

Take perfect meeting notes

Turn your meeting recordings into clear, actionable insights.

  • Summary, key insights, and next actions
  • Replay the exact minute things were defined
  • Identify speakers automatically
  • Send the perfect follow-up email
When you choose to generate Meeting Intelligence, the transcript text is sent over an encrypted connection to our secure proxy, then to our cloud providers for analysis. Your data is never used to train AI models. You can disable cloud AI entirely with "Only Local" mode.

Loved by professionals

Michele Lao
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Syndicate DAO

I love that it respects my clients' privacy. The local-first approach means I document sessions without HIPAA anxiety. Game changer.

Alexandra Pedrajas
Alexandra Pedrajas
Solo Attorney

I switched from Dragon after 10 years. Yakki is faster, feels more modern, and I can do much more with a lifetime license.

Xavier Colomes
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Cinquo Founder

I'm really liking it. It's a huge productivity boost. An email to a client that used to take fifteen minutes just took five.

Simple, transparent pricing

Free 7-day trial • 5,000 words • No charge until the trial ends

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is your system HIPAA compliant?

Yakki has strong privacy by design, but is not yet formally HIPAA certified. Audio recording, transcription, and speaker identification run 100% on-device (always). Meeting Analysis and Ai assisted features (i.e. summaries) sends text to our AI service (optional). For PHI-containing meetings today, enable 'Only Local' mode in Settings to disable cloud features entirely.

On-Device (Always)Audio recording, transcription, and speaker identification run 100% on-device.
Cloud (Optional)Meeting Analysis (summaries) sends text to our AI service.

For PHI-containing meetings: Enable "Only Local" mode in Settings to disable cloud features entirely.

Do you use my data to train AI models?

No. Your audio and transcripts are never used to train our models or third-party models (like OpenAI).

Does my audio ever leave my Mac?

No. Audio recording, transcription, and speaker identification happen entirely on your device. Only the (optional) Ai assisted features use the cloud.

Can I use Yakki offline?

Yes. You can enable "Only Local" mode to ensure no data ever leaves your device. Core features work without internet.

How long do you keep my data?

We don't store your audio or transcriptions. Audio and transcripts live on your Mac. Our partners for cloud processing (i.e. OpenAi if enabled) retention policy is ephemeral, any data is deleted after 30 days.

Is Yakki GDPR/CCPA compliant?

Yes. We support all data rights (access, deletion, portability). You own your data.

Who has access to my meetings?

Only you. We have no access to your audio files or transcription content.

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Works on MacOS 14+ (macOS Sonoma or later)