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parakeet-mlx
Local speech-to-text with Parakeet MLX (ASR) for Apple Silicon (no API key).
Why this skill is useful
Provides specific commands and usage patterns for local speech-to-text processing that the AI wouldn't reliably generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires ffmpeg, parakeet-mlx installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Parakeet MLX (CLI) Use parakeet-mlx to transcribe audio locally on Apple Silicon. Quick start parakeet-mlx /path/audio.mp3 --output-format txt parakeet-mlx /path/audio.m4a --output-format vtt --highlight-words parakeet-mlx .mp3 --output-format all Notes Install CLI with: uv tool install parakeet-mlx -U (not uv add or pip install) Use parakeet-mlx --help to see all options (--help, not -h). Models download from Hugging Face to ~/.cache/huggingface on first run. Default model: mlx-community/parakeet-tdt-0.6b-v3 (optimized for Apple Silicon). Requires ffmpeg installed for audio processing. Output formats: txt, srt, vtt, json, or all. Use --verbose for detailed progress and confidence scores. Accepts multiple files (shell wildcards like .mp3 work).
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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