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omlx: Fast LLM Inference on Apple Silicon with Seamless macOS Control

Accelerate AI features on your Mac with continuous batching and SSD caching—perfect for founders building LLM‑powered products on Apple Silicon. 22k+ GitHub stars.

From the repo · “LLM inference server with continuous batching & SSD caching for Apple Silicon — managed from the macOS menu bar”

22,980 stars+166★ this week2,048 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 9Updated 10/22/2026100% free · open source
What it does

omlx provides fast LLM inference for Apple Silicon projects, enabling continuous batching and SSD caching for efficient machine learning model deployment

When to use it
  • •When building Apple Silicon-based applications that require low-latency LLM inference
  • •When developing macOS or iOS apps that rely on large language models
  • •When optimizing machine learning workflows for Apple devices
Ready-to-paste prompt
python app.py --model gpt2 --batch-size 16 --ssd-cache /path/to/ssd
Heads up: Ensure you have Python 3.9 or later installed, as omlx relies on newer Python features for optimal performance
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mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/omlx && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/omlx/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/omlx/SKILL.md
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How omlx: Fast LLM Inference on Apple Silicon with Seamless macOS Control works
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Omlx: Fast LLM Inference on Apple Silicon with Seamless macOS Control is a very large Python project (~239k lines across 515 code files, plus 403 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, Apache-2.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~239k lines · 515 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Developer setup
A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.
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Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    omlx/cli.py
    Where the program starts running
  3. 3
    pyproject.toml
    Dependencies and the commands it exposes
  4. 4
    omlx/__init__.py
    Inside omlx/ — the main logic begins here
What's in each folder
omlx/Core code — the actual logic561 files
apps/Sub-packages / plugins152 files
docs/Documentation43 files
benchmarks/Evaluations & benchmarks8 files
scripts/Helper scripts5 files
packaging/Folder4 files
tools/Helper scripts2 files
Formula/Folder1 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksApache-2.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Creator
jundot
Language
Python
Category
design
Published
2/13/2026

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