Whytap

Whytap is a macOS notch AI agent and voice input tool that transcribes, edits text, and assists in meetings.

Whytap is a productivity tool built for the macOS notch that provides voice input, an AI agent, meeting assistance, and a secrets vault. Users bring their own API keys for services like Soniox, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, OpenRouter, OpenAI, or Anthropic, and all keys remain securely in the macOS Keychain without any telemetry or intermediate servers. It features fast dictation, smart text editing, a meeting assistant that records calls in Zoom, Teams, Slack, and Google Meet, a clipboard and dictation history, a screenshot editor, and extra display brightness controls. The app requires macOS 14.2 or newer on Apple Silicon or Intel computers and is open source under the MIT license.

Whytap at a glance

Best for: Software engineer
Runs on: macOS
Pricing: Free and open source under the MIT license.
Released: October 2026
Category: AI productivity tool
Website: github.com/absolutemode/whytap

Key features

Drop dictation and smart text editing
Notch-based AI agent for web search and file reading
Meeting assistant for calls in Zoom, Teams, Slack, and Google Meet
Unified history for clipboard, dictations, and agent answers
Case secrets vault for coding agents
Screenshot editor with arrows, text blur, and text copying
Display extra for brighter whites on XDR and HDR displays
Script notification display in the island

Use it for

Dictating and pasting text into any application
Answering questions during video calls using project files
Generating meeting summaries and transcripts automatically
Managing coding agent API keys securely
Editing screenshots with visual annotations

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