feat: add macOS Apple Silicon MLX support for transcription - #1
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- detect_device() now returns "mlx" on Apple Silicon when mlx-whisper is installed - transcribe() branches between faster-whisper (cpu/cuda) and mlx-whisper (mlx) - add mlx-whisper as optional dependency under [project.optional-dependencies] - update transcriber tests to cover mlx device detection and transcription path
Mention Apple Silicon MLX auto-detection and pip install snipclip[mlx].
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Summary
This PR adds first-class transcription support for macOS Apple Silicon via mlx-whisper, allowing
snipclipto automatically leverage the Neural Engine on M-series Macs.Changes
detect_device()now returns"mlx"on Apple Silicon whenmlx-whisperis installed.transcribe()branches betweenfaster-whisper(cpu/cuda) andmlx-whisper(mlx).mlx-whisperas an optional dependency under[project.optional-dependencies].tests/test_transcriber.pyto cover MLX device detection and transcription path.README.mdandREADME_en.mdwith MLX install instructions (pip install snipclip[mlx]).Motivation
On Apple Silicon,
faster-whisperfalls back to CPU.mlx-whisperprovides significantly better performance by running on the Apple Neural Engine, making transcription usable locally on M-series laptops.Testing
Installation