v0.5.1
andimarafioti/faster-qwen3-ttsv0.5.1Sep 25, 2026by andimarafioti
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AI Summary
Enhances Mac compatibility by automatically selecting the GGML backend when CUDA is unavailable and standardizing Metal wheel installs.
Key Highlights
- CLI now auto-selects GGML on Mac when CUDA is unavailable
- Standard install on native Apple Silicon includes Metal wheel
- Metal wheel supports macOS 14+ on ARM64 Python
New Features
- Automatic backend selection (GGML) for Mac without CUDA
- Standard Metal wheel inclusion for native Apple Silicon
Full Release Notes
## Fixes - The CLI now selects GGML when CUDA is unavailable, so `faster-qwen3-tts custom ...` works on a supported Mac without `--backend ggml`. CUDA hosts still default to the Torch backend; explicit backend selection remains available. - A standard install on native Apple Silicon now includes `qwentts-cpp-python>=0.4.1` and its Metal runtime. Other platforms still use the optional `ggml` extra. Upgrade with `uv pip install -U faster-qwen3-tts`. The Metal wheel supports macOS 14+ on ARM64 Python; Intel Macs and Rosetta Python are outside its supported platforms. ## Changes - [Make Apple Silicon GGML CLI work by default](https://github.com/andimarafioti/faster-qwen3-tts/pull/140) - [Prepare release 0.5.1](https://github.com/andimarafioti/faster-qwen3-tts/pull/141) [Full changelog](https://github.com/andimarafioti/faster-qwen3-tts/compare/v0.5.0...v0.5.1)
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