Fork of chidiwilliams/buzz — same app, Buzz.
Goal: keep the current Buzz working on Intel (x86_64) Macs and ship a
ready-to-run .dmg on Releases.
Upstream no longer supports Intel Macs (last Intel-capable release: 1.4.5). This fork restores that platform on the modern codebase.
| Platform | Get it from |
|---|---|
| Intel Mac | This fork’s Releases (.dmg) |
| Apple Silicon / Windows / Linux | Upstream Buzz (or build from this source) |
This is a best-effort Intel Mac packaging fork. Tracking upstream and porting newer Buzz versions is not guaranteed — releases may lag or stop when conda-forge / PyTorch support for darwin/x86_64 changes or when time runs out. Prefer upstream Buzz if you are on Apple Silicon, Windows, or Linux.
Modern Buzz needs a recent torch. PyPI has no Intel-macOS wheels for those
versions. We build with conda-forge torch (via pixi) and bundle everything
into the app so users just install the .dmg.
Also included: OpenMP fix so Faster Whisper works with torch on Intel Mac without manual environment variables.
We keep full Windows and Linux support in the source tree (same as upstream).
- Useful if you want to build/run from this fork’s patches on those OSes
- Makes occasional upstream merges easier when we do them
- Published binaries prioritize Intel Mac; Win/Linux installers remain upstream’s job unless we add them later
Unchanged from upstream Buzz: file/YouTube transcription, live mic, multiple Whisper backends, exports (TXT/SRT/VTT), viewer, folder watch, CLI, plugins.
Docs: upstream documentation (this fork does not host a separate docs site).
git clone --recursive https://github.com/webgkv/buzz.git
cd buzz
# install pixi (https://pixi.sh) and uv if needed
pixi install
pixi run sync
pixi run make buzz/whisper_cpp
pixi run buzzUnsigned .dmg:
pixi run bundle-unsigned # → dist/More detail: CONTRIBUTING.md.
Product docs (features, preferences, FAQ): upstream documentation.
- Original repository: https://github.com/chidiwilliams/buzz
- Documentation: https://chidiwilliams.github.io/buzz/
- We may merge upstream when practical; continuous tracking is not promised (see Scope & maintenance)
This fork is licensed under the GNU GPL v3 or later.
Original Buzz code by Chidi Williams was released under the MIT License; that notice is retained as required. See NOTICE for how the licenses relate.