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Yak

Voice typing tool that converts speech to polished text across any app

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What is Yak?

Yak is a voice interface that lets you speak to type, command, and control your computer in over 100 languages. It uses multimodal AI to transcribe, polish, and format text simultaneously, eliminating filler words and self-corrections automatically. The tool adapts its output style per app—casual for messaging, formal for email—and includes an AI Command Mode to rewrite selected text on demand.

Built for developers and anyone seeking faster input, Yak runs natively on macOS with a ~20 MB footprint using Tauri and Rust. The maker reports it was built entirely with Claude Code, using Claude Opus 4.5 for feature development and code review. Users can bring their own API keys or use Yak Cloud with zero data retention.

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vibetrend discovered Yak automatically. Evidence: HN post: "I started in Dec 2025(opus4.5) and did not wrote a single line of code by myself.". View source.

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