vMLX (MLX Studio)

Name: vMLX (MLX Studio)
Author: JANGQ AI

JANGQ AI

Free

Get Open in MLX Node

MLX Score1.1

PriceFreeno paid plan

RunsOn your Mac

DeveloperJANGQ AI

LicenceOpenApache-2.0

CategoryRun locally

Mac14.5+macOS or later

JANGQ AI's app, called MLX Studio on its site and installed as vMLX, runs open models with Apple's MLX. It has chat with vision models, built-in coding tools with MCP, image generation and editing, model conversion and a local API server. The vMLX engine underneath can also be installed on its own with pip.

It needs an Apple silicon Mac (M1 or later) on macOS 14.5 or newer, with 8 GB of memory at minimum and 16 GB or more recommended.

It's free, and the engine is open source (Apache 2.0). Inference runs on your Mac; the app only goes online to download models.

How to Get It

Homebrew

brew install --cask vmlx

pip

pip install vmlx

WebsiteVisit

Official downloads only. MLX never re-hosts an app, and never runs a command for you.

MLX Score

1.1out of 5

Homebrew installs (90 days)ahead of 9%

GitHub starsahead of 0%

npm / PyPI downloads (30 days)ahead of 0%

GitHub: 906 stars, last push 2026-11-02 · read 2026-11-02Homebrew: 295 installs in 90 days · read 2026-11-02PyPI: 3,754 downloads (30 days) · read 2026-11-02

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Pairs Well With

mlx-lmRun locally

Information

Developer: JANGQ AI
Category: Run models locally
Price: Free
Your data: Runs on your Mac
Licence: Apache-2.0
Mac: macOS 14.5 or later
iPhone and iPad: —
Needs: 8 GB memory, M1 or later
Links: Website · GitHub · Hugging Face
Facts checked: 2026-11-01

Sources

mlx.studio/ · free, macOS 14.5+, M1–M5, 8 GB minimum/16 GB recommended, features, nothing leaves the Mac except model downloads, pip install vmlx · checked 2026-11-01github.com/jjang-ai/mlxstudio/blob/main/README.md · app wraps the vMLX server, features, signed and notarized releases · checked 2026-11-01github.com/jjang-ai/vmlx/blob/main/LICENSE · licence Apache-2.0 · checked 2026-11-01pypi.org/project/vmlx/ · PyPI package vmlx 1.6.82 (27 Oct 2026), Apache-2.0 · checked 2026-11-01formulae.brew.sh/api/cask/vmlx.json · Homebrew cask vmlx, arm64, bundle id net.vmlx.app · checked 2026-11-01Icon from the maker's site

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