Push-to-talk for YouTube comments and live chat — plus a chat reader that speaks every message aloud. Hold the hotkey, say what you think, and QuickYap types it in for you. Private by design: everything stays on your own computer.
7-day free trial · no card required · Mac (Intel & Apple Silicon) & Windows
Real recording — speech to sent, start to finish.
Three moves, no keyboard gymnastics.
Press and hold the Option key (⌥ — labelled "alt" on some keyboards) — or just click-and-hold the big yellow button — even while you're watching the stream.
Talk naturally. An on-device speech model transcribes you instantly — audio never leaves your Mac.
Release and your words land in the YouTube comment box or live chat — review, then hit send.
The full walkthrough — setup, push-to-talk, live chat, and voice replies.
Not a generic dictation tool — a real panel that lives on the page you're watching. Here's what you're looking at.
Hold the big yellow button — or the Option (⌥) hotkey — and talk. Release, and your words are ready. One tap of Send now drops them into the active comment box or live chat.
A live transcript preview shows exactly what was heard, with a character counter for chat limits. Nothing goes into YouTube without you seeing it first — edit it, clear it, or send it.
A row of your most-used emoji, always a tap away — for the moments that don't need a sentence. Fill the empty slots with whichever ones you actually use.
Your go-to replies — greetings, thanks, the things you say every stream — saved and one tap away. Fill the slots once, fire them forever.
A live participants list fills in as people chat — tap a name to address them directly in your reply. Never lose track of who's who in a fast-moving chat.
Tap someone's name and it turns blue — their @handle drops straight into your message, so your reply reaches the person you meant. Tap again to clear it. (Names blurred here for privacy.)
Flip on the chat reader and new messages are spoken aloud in the voice you choose — so you can keep watching, keep working, and still follow every word.
When a channel goes live twice — main desk and roving mobile — QuickYap spots the second broadcast on its own and lets you open that chat alongside the first. Or pop any chat out into its own window.
The whole thing in one window — panel docked on the left, YouTube exactly as you know it. (Viewer names blurred for privacy.)
One licence, three Macs, every feature. Cancel subscriptions anytime.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial — download first, pay only if it earns its keep.
Free to download. Your 7-day trial starts automatically — no card, no account.
Mac: requires macOS 12 Monterey or later, signed & notarized by Apple · Windows: Windows 10/11 · ~250 MB download
No. Transcription runs entirely on your computer using an on-device model. Your audio never leaves the machine — QuickYap works offline.
Yes. Windows shows this SmartScreen warning for new apps that don't yet have a paid code-signing certificate — it doesn't mean anything is wrong. Click "More info", then "Run anyway". The app is the same build we use ourselves; future releases will be signed once we add a certificate.
Download and open the app — your 7-day trial activates automatically on that computer. No card, no signup. When it expires you'll be invited to buy a licence.
Each licence activates up to 3 computers (Mac or Windows) — yours, not a family's. Deactivate a machine to free a slot.
Anytime, from your customer portal (linked in your licence email). You keep access until the end of the paid period. See our refund policy.
Both — it speaks into whichever input is active, including fast live chat. It can also detect when a channel runs a second live stream and follow that chat too.