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PRIVACY

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Yapper is designed to be a small, direct Mac utility. This page explains what stays on your Mac, what a cloud voice provider receives, and what the website measures.

Last updated August 2, 2026

The Yapper app

Yapper does not require an account and does not send requests through a Yapper-operated server.

  • Apple System Voice processes speech on your Mac. No provider account or API key is required, and the selected text is not sent to a cloud speech provider.
  • When you choose ElevenLabs, Fish Audio, OpenAI, or xAI, Yapper sends the selected text and provider-specific speech settings directly to that provider so it can generate audio.
  • Each cloud provider’s API key is stored separately in macOS Keychain and is sent only to that provider for authentication.
  • Your shortcut, voice preferences, playback settings, and setup state are stored locally on your Mac.
  • Yapper uses macOS Accessibility access to read selected text. When direct selection access is unavailable, it may temporarily use the clipboard to copy the selection and then restore its previous contents.

Cloud providers process requests under their own API terms and data controls: ElevenLabs, Fish Audio, OpenAI, and xAI.

Fish Audio's general terms permit Usage Data and Content to be used to develop, train, or improve its models. xAI states that API inputs and outputs are not used for training without permission and are retained for 30 days by default for auditing. Zero Data Retention is a separate team setting. Review each provider’s current controls before sending sensitive text.

The website

The website is hosted on Cloudflare. Cloudflare processes network and request information as needed to deliver and protect the site.

Yapper does not currently run product analytics or conversion tracking on the website and does not set third-party analytics cookies.

Read more about Cloudflare’s privacy policy.

Questions or problems

You can report a privacy concern or product issue through the project’s GitHub issue tracker. Do not include an API key or sensitive selected text in an issue.