{"slug": "whytap-an-open-source-productivity-toolkit-in-your-mac-s-notch", "title": "Whytap – An open-source productivity toolkit in your Mac's notch", "summary": "Whytap, an open-source productivity toolkit that runs in the Mac's notch, has been released under the MIT license for macOS 14.2 or newer on Apple Silicon and Intel, with voice dictation, an AI agent, meeting notes and a secrets vault for coding agents. The app requires users to bring their own API keys for Soniox, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, OpenRouter, OpenAI or Anthropic, or an OpenAI-compatible server, with keys stored in the macOS Keychain and no Whytap account, backend or telemetry. Building from source requires Xcode 26 or newer with Swift 6.", "body_md": "**Voice input and an AI agent in your Mac's notch.**\n\n  Bring your own keys. No account, no servers, no telemetry.\n\n[**Download**](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/releases/latest/download/Whytap-latest.dmg) ·\n  [Website & help](https://whytap.ai) ·\n  [Docs](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/docs/README.md)\n\n- **Drop** : hold`Space` in any text field, speak, release, and the text is pasted at the cursor. Fast pastes the transcript; Smart lightly edits it with your model.\n- **Agent** : tap`Right ⌘` to type a question or hold it to speak. It reads files, searches the web and answers in the island.\n- **Meeting Assistant (pilot)** : get help answering questions during a call using your project's files. Configure its models and select a Space to listen automatically during recognized meetings, or type a question. Attach screenshots for visual context.[Setup](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/docs/meeting-assistant.md) .\n- **Meeting notes** : notices calls in Zoom, Teams, Slack and Google Meet and turns them into a summary with a transcript.\n- **History** : your clipboard, dictations and agent answers in one list, ready to paste again.\n- **Case** : a secrets vault for Claude Code, Cursor and Whytap Agent. Agents see key names; Case puts the value into the command they run.\n- **Shot** : a screenshot editor with arrows, text blur and Copy text.\n- **Display Extra** : brighter whites on XDR and HDR displays, beyond the usual maximum.\n- **Notify** : notifications from any script your coding agent writes, next to the island.\n\nAlso in the island: Translate and live Subtitles, Vocab, To-do, Calendar and Monitor dashboards.\n\n- Use your own keys for Soniox, Deepgram, ElevenLabs, OpenRouter, OpenAI or Anthropic, or your own OpenAI-compatible server. Keys stay in the macOS Keychain.\n- Audio and text go only to the provider you chose for that feature. There is no Whytap account, backend or telemetry.\n- Free and open source under the MIT license.\n\nWhat leaves your Mac, and when: [Privacy](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/docs/privacy.md).\n\nmacOS 14.2 or newer, Apple Silicon and Intel. Signed and notarized; updates arrive in the island.\nMore in [Install and update](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/docs/install.md).\n\n1. Open Whytap. Hover the island at the top of the screen and click **Settings** .\n2. In **Permissions** , allow Microphone and Accessibility. In**API & Models** , add a speech key and pick a model for Drop.\n3. Click into any text field, hold `Space` , speak and release.\n\n| Action | Default | \n|---|---|\n| Dictate into the focused field | hold `Space` | \n| Ask the agent by text / by voice | tap / hold `Right ⌘` | \n| Google the selection / your voice | tap / hold `Right ⌥` | \n| Start or stop a meeting recording | `⌥`` M` | \n| Close the agent answer | `Esc` | \n\nRemap any of them, or give any tool its own shortcut, in **Settings → Hotkeys**.\n\nQuestions about setup, a feature or a problem with the app? Ask on [whytap.ai](https://whytap.ai), where you can find more information about Whytap.\n\nNeeds Xcode 26 or newer (Swift 6).\n\n```\ngit clone https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap.git\ncd whytap\nswift test\n./scripts/dev-run.sh --run\n```\n\n[Build details](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/docs/build-and-release.md) · [Customize Whytap with your coding agent](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/docs/customization/README.md)\n\nBug reports and pull requests are welcome; see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).\n\nReport vulnerabilities to [niceizzy1337@gmail.com](mailto:niceizzy1337@gmail.com); see [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/SECURITY.md).\n\n[MIT](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/LICENSE). The Whytap name and icon: [TRADEMARK.md](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/TRADEMARK.md). Third-party code: [THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md](https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap/blob/main/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/whytap-an-open-source-productivity-toolkit-in-your-mac-s-notch", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/AbsoluteMode/whytap", "published_at": "2026-10-26 13:03:22+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-26 13:11:20.267325+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-agents", "ai-products", "developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Whytap", "AbsoluteMode", "Soniox", "Deepgram", "ElevenLabs", "OpenRouter", "OpenAI", "Anthropic"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/whytap-an-open-source-productivity-toolkit-in-your-mac-s-notch", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/whytap-an-open-source-productivity-toolkit-in-your-mac-s-notch.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/whytap-an-open-source-productivity-toolkit-in-your-mac-s-notch.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/whytap-an-open-source-productivity-toolkit-in-your-mac-s-notch.jsonld"}}