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whisperkit-cli for Mac

Swift native on-device speech recognition with Whisper for Apple Silicon

Quick answer: whisperkit-cli is a AI tool for macOS. Install it with brew install whisperkit-cli. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 411 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What whisperkit-cli is

whisperkit-cli is a AI tool for macOS: swift native on-device speech recognition with Whisper for Apple Silicon.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/argmaxinc/argmax-oss-swift.

How to install whisperkit-cli

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install whisperkit-cli.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install whisperkit-cli on Mac?

Run brew install whisperkit-cli in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is whisperkit-cli open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does whisperkit-cli run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is whisperkit-cli?

It was installed 411 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1700 in this catalogue.

What version of whisperkit-cli is current?

The latest packaged version is 1.1.1.