MLX Swift Examples

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Reference Swift apps for MLX, including Whisper.

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TL;DR

Best for cloning a working Whisper-on-iPhone starter project. Pricing: free.

Category
Open source
License
MIT
Stars
★ 2.6k
Last push
2026-07-20
Pricing
free
Platforms
macOS, iOS

What it is

Working sample apps demonstrating MLX features in Swift. MIT.

Best for: Cloning a working Whisper-on-iPhone starter project.
Watch out for: Examples, not a productized SDK.

Install / use

git clone https://github.com/ml-explore/mlx-swift-examples

Features

Speaker diarizationNo
Word-level timestampsYes
Streaming / real-timeNo
Languages supported99
HIPAA eligibleNo

Links

GitHub repo ↗

MLX Swift Examples vs Whipscribe

FeatureMLX Swift ExamplesWhipscribe
CategoryOpen sourceTranscription APIs
Pricingfree$4–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · $2 single unlock · 60 min free on signup
Speaker diarizationNoYes
Word timestampsYesYes
StreamingNoNo
Languages9999
PlatformsmacOS, iOSWeb, API, MCP

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