Windows · Beta
Yapivo for Windows.
An early, experimental build of Yapivo’s free dictation. It works: hold a key, speak, and your words appear where your cursor is. It’s also rough around the edges. Try it, and tell us what you’d like next.
What works today
Hold Left Ctrl to talk
Hold it, speak, let go. Your words are typed into whatever app has the cursor: a browser, an email, a chat, your editor.
Hands-free
Tap Shift while holding Ctrl, or turn on the wake word and say “Zach”. Keep talking; say “power down” when you’re done.
Think out loud
Say “sticky mode” to talk for as long as you like. Everything you said is typed once, at the end.
On your PC
Speech is recognised on your computer, not in the cloud. An account is optional.
Install
- Download the installer and open it.
- Windows may say “Windows protected your PC”. The beta isn’t code-signed yet. Choose More info, then Run anyway.
- It installs for your account only (no administrator needed) and starts. Look for the Yapivo icon by the clock. The first launch downloads the speech model, about 650 MB, once.
- Click into any text box, hold Left Ctrl, and speak.
Good to know
- It’s a beta. Expect rough edges. New builds appear on this page; there are no automatic updates yet.
- Dictation first. Command and Delegate are built for the Mac today. Windows gets them later.
- The microphone stays on while Yapivo runs, so your first words aren’t cut off. Pause it from the tray icon.
- Admin windows: Windows doesn’t let apps type into them. Your words are on the clipboard; press Ctrl+V.
- Tested on Windows 11 desktops. Windows on ARM and older PCs haven’t been tried yet.