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julius for Mac

Two-pass large vocabulary continuous speech recognition engine

Quick answer: julius is a AI tool for macOS. Install it with brew install julius. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 2 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What julius is

julius is a AI tool for macOS: two-pass large vocabulary continuous speech recognition engine.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/julius-speech/julius.

How to install julius

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install julius.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install julius on Mac?

Run brew install julius in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is julius open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does julius run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is julius?

It was installed 2 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #10537 in this catalogue.

What version of julius is current?

The latest packaged version is 4.6.