mlx-knife
mlx-knife is an open-source command-line tool designed for managing HuggingFace models on Apple Silicon devices via MLX. It streamlines model download, conversion, and deployment workflows for local machine learning experimentation and development. Ideal for ML engineers working on Mac hardware.
Overview
5 featuresIn the CLI tools & terminal space, mlx-knife takes a focused approach. It simplifies managing and deploying HuggingFace models on Apple Silicon devices using MLX. mlx-knife is an open-source project aimed at machine learning engineers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). It ships for the command line.
It is developed by mzau, and it first shipped in 2025. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 150 stars and 38 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are model management, huggingFace integration, and Apple Silicon support.
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- Model management
- HuggingFace integration
- Apple Silicon support
- CLI interface
- Apache-2.0 license
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Frequently asked questions about mlx-knife
- What does mlx-knife do?
- Mlx-knife simplifies managing and deploying HuggingFace models on Apple Silicon devices using MLX. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
- Who should use mlx-knife?
- mlx-knife is an open-source project built for machine learning engineers.
- Does mlx-knife have a free plan?
- Yes — mlx-knife is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does mlx-knife run on?
- mlx-knife runs on the command line.
- Is mlx-knife still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 38 commits in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to mlx-knife?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include mlx-serve, macOS MLX Control Center v0.4 Released, and mlx-smolvla.mlx-servemacOS MLX Control Center v0.4 Releasedmlx-smolvla
- Who develops mlx-knife?
- mlx-knife is developed by mzau.
- How long has mlx-knife been around?
- mlx-knife first shipped in 2025.
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