whisper-mlx-local

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This skill runs a local Whisper daemon for on-device transcription and exposes a local HTTP API at http://localhost:8787. It reads environment keys such as OPENAI_API_KEY/GROQ_API_KEY and includes shell commands like pip3 install -r requirements.txt and python3 scripts/daemon.py.

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🎤 Local Whisper

Transcribe voice messages for free. Runs locally on your Mac.

Why?

Voice transcription APIs charge per minute. This skill does the same thing for free — runs Whisper directly on your Mac's Apple Silicon.

  • ✅ Free — no API costs, ever
  • ✅ Private — audio stays on your machine
  • ✅ Fast — ~1 second per voice message
  • ✅ Offline — works without internet

Install

git clone https://github.com/ImpKind/local-whisper
cd local-whisper
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Use

# Start daemon (keeps model loaded)
python3 scripts/daemon.py

# Transcribe
./scripts/transcribe.sh voice_message.ogg

Auto-Start

cp com.local-whisper.plist ~/Library/LaunchAgents/
launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.local-whisper.plist

Requirements

  • macOS with Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
  • Python 3.9+

License

MIT