varunr89 Audio Transcription
Fast local transcription using MLX Whisper with Apple Silicon GPU/Neural Engine acceleration.
Requirements
- Apple Silicon Mac (M1+)
- Python 3.11+ with mlx-whisper package
- Model: mlx-community/whisper-large-v3-turbo (auto-downloaded on first use)
Usage
The script at ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/transcribe.py processes MP3/WAV/M4A files:
python3 ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/transcribe.py /path/to/audio/files/
- Processes all audio files in the given directory
- Outputs transcription text to stdout
- Reports timing statistics per file
Setup
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install mlx-whisper