Release Status
See what's new in Yap 0.5.0: Models Library, transcription text files, platform runtime fixes, and signed macOS releases with Homebrew.
Checked 7 November 2026 against the published v0.5.0 release and tagged source.
Stable: 0.5.0
Yap 0.5.0 is the latest published stable release. It includes local/cloud dictation, configurable single-key shortcuts, history, onboarding, and bundled local Whisper runtimes. Manage models on the Models page. The features previously marked unreleased in these docs are now available.
Use the download chooser for seven release artifacts: one macOS DMG, a Windows installer and portable ZIP, and two AppImage plus two .deb Linux variants. The actual macOS build target is arm64; old release wording about Intel via Rosetta is not accurate.
Included in 0.5.0
| Change | Source |
|---|---|
| Runtime/readiness hardening after 0.4.2 | #8 |
| Sound child-process cleanup and worker lifetime fixes | #13 |
| Windows runtime verification, native overlay, and process handling | #14 |
| Metal-first macOS runtime and pinned release toolchain | #15 |
| Crash diagnostics and retained macOS paste target | #16 |
| Models Library, cancellable downloads, favorites, multilingual fix | #18 |
| Platform-correct hotkey labels | #19 |
| Updated Home Get started list | #20 |
Also included:
- Automatic transcription text files #22: choose a writable output folder in Settings, then enable Save transcriptions as .txt. Saving is independent of clipboard copying and auto-paste.
- Accessibility recovery layout #24: recovery controls fit shorter desktop windows.
- Signed/notarized macOS releases and Homebrew #23: install with
brew install --cask applauselab/tap/yapor the DMG.
Text-file saving is off by default and applies to future successful transcriptions. Saved files are independent of History: deleting or clearing history does not remove them. Output failures leave the transcript available and report a separate error. See Settings for setup and recovery.
Release PR #17 is merged and 0.5.0 is published.
Actual React UI from tag v0.5.0, rendered with sample API data. This is not native Windows/Linux validation.
Other feature proposals
These are not listed as 0.5.0 features. Check their PRs for current progress.
Screenshots and support
The 0.5.0 release workflow run completed successfully, including macOS app/DMG notarization, Gatekeeper verification, Windows packaged-runtime and installed-startup checks, Linux package builds, and Homebrew cask publication. Those CI checks have specific scopes; they are not end-to-end dictation tests on every supported desktop.
Screenshots use the unmodified v0.5.0 React frontend and sample data at its desktop API boundary. They illustrate navigation and controls, not a live audio session or proof of native behavior on every OS. Platform instructions are grounded in source and packaging workflows; native installation testing on Windows/Linux remains separate from browser documentation checks.