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🔴 Record and browse video logs on your computer. 

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Yap, capture your day-to-day with video logs

by felipap·Mar 19, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

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Video-first journaling when Day One and Notion already handle this.

Strengths
  • •Local storage means your videos stay on your machine, not some cloud.
  • •Cross-platform builds for macOS, Windows, and Linux from day one.
  • •OpenAI transcription integration for searchable video content.
Weaknesses
  • •No clear differentiation from existing video note tools like Grain or Fathom.
  • •Requires your own OpenAI API key, adding cost and setup friction.
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

People who prefer video journaling over writing

Similar To

Day One · Grain · Fathom

Post Description

Hi HN!

Yap is a desktop app for your video logs. Open the app, press record and speak your mind. Once you’re done, Yap catalogues your video and makes it easy to find.

Download at https://github.com/felipap/yap

I built Yap as an alternative to journaling. I love journaling but it takes too long to write everything I want to say. A couple years ago, I started recording myself talking to the camera. I was using Photo Booth, then QuickTime, but the experience wasn’t great. I wanted an app purpose-built for video logs; so I built Yap.

Sharing with AI. Yap transcribes and summarizes your vlogs for you (OpenAI key needed). You can then take the transcripts and share them with friends or AIs. I use this to give AIs context about the projects I’m working on, or problems I’m dealing with.

Hope Yap can be useful to you too!

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