diff --git a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/Makefile
index 0b1929b94..3332ce1b6 100644
--- a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/Makefile
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ libgoacestepcpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/goacestepcpp.cpp cpp/goacestepcpp.h
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) --target goacestepcpp && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgoacestepcpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgoacestepcpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgoacestepcpp.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 test: acestep-cpp
 	@echo "Running acestep-cpp tests..."
diff --git a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/main.go
index c65afb335..e4c1378b8 100644
--- a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -22,7 +23,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Get library name from environment variable, default to fallback
 	libName := os.Getenv("ACESTEP_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgoacestepcpp-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgoacestepcpp-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgoacestepcpp-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	gosd, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/package.sh
index d922c5b86..5fecf3455 100755
--- a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/package.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
 cp -avf $CURDIR/acestep-cpp $CURDIR/package/
 cp -fv $CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
diff --git a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/run.sh
index d901e2c85..bcdfbc09e 100755
--- a/backend/go/acestep-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/acestep-cpp/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,19 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single library variant (Metal or Accelerate). The goacestepcpp
+	# target is built as a CMake MODULE, which emits a .dylib for a SHARED
+	# build but a .so for a MODULE build on Apple, so prefer .dylib and fall
+	# back to .so.
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-fallback.dylib"
+	if [ ! -e "$LIBRARY" ]; then
+		LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-fallback.so"
+	fi
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +46,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoacestepcpp-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export ACESTEP_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/ced/Makefile b/backend/go/ced/Makefile
index 632c0e255..2b15990ec 100644
--- a/backend/go/ced/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/ced/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ libced.so: sources/ced.cpp
 	cmake -B sources/ced.cpp/build-shared -S sources/ced.cpp $(CMAKE_ARGS)
 	cmake --build sources/ced.cpp/build-shared --config Release -j$(JOBS)
 	cp -fv sources/ced.cpp/build-shared/libced.so* ./ 2>/dev/null || true
+	cp -fv sources/ced.cpp/build-shared/libced.dylib ./ 2>/dev/null || true
 	cp -fv sources/ced.cpp/include/ced_capi.h ./
 
 ced-grpc: libced.so main.go goced.go
diff --git a/backend/go/ced/main.go b/backend/go/ced/main.go
index ea8aa8549..b6c93a9f9 100644
--- a/backend/go/ced/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/ced/main.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ type libFunc struct {
 func main() {
 	libName := os.Getenv("CED_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "libced.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "libced.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "libced.so"
+		}
 	}
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/backend/go/ced/package.sh b/backend/go/ced/package.sh
index bde0adad6..ff20d727f 100755
--- a/backend/go/ced/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/ced/package.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ mkdir -p "$CURDIR/package/lib"
 cp -avf "$CURDIR/ced-grpc" "$CURDIR/package/"
 cp -avf "$CURDIR/run.sh" "$CURDIR/package/"
 
-cp -avf "$CURDIR"/libced.so* "$CURDIR/package/lib/" 2>/dev/null || {
-	echo "ERROR: libced.so not found in $CURDIR, run 'make' first" >&2
+cp -avf "$CURDIR"/libced.so* "$CURDIR/package/lib/" 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -avf "$CURDIR"/libced.dylib "$CURDIR/package/lib/" 2>/dev/null || true
+if ! ls "$CURDIR"/package/lib/libced.* >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "ERROR: libced shared library not found in $CURDIR, run 'make' first" >&2
 	exit 1
-}
+fi
 
 if [ -f "/lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" ]; then
     echo "Detected x86_64 architecture, copying x86_64 libraries..."
diff --git a/backend/go/ced/run.sh b/backend/go/ced/run.sh
index bce6fec8e..1f95f748f 100755
--- a/backend/go/ced/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/ced/run.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ set -e
 
 CURDIR=$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR/lib:$CURDIR:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR/lib:$CURDIR:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+	export CED_LIBRARY="$CURDIR/lib/libced.dylib"
+else
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR/lib:$CURDIR:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+fi
 
 # If a self-contained ld.so was packaged, route through it so the packaged
 # libc / libstdc++ are used instead of the host's (matches the sibling backends).
diff --git a/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile b/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile
index ba55b485e..1b32240e3 100644
--- a/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/crispasr/Makefile
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgocrispasr-avx.so libgocrispasr-avx2.so libgocrispasr-avx512.so libgocrispasr-fallback.so
 else
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgocrispasr-fallback.so
+	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant (as a dylib)
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgocrispasr-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 crispasr: main.go gocrispasr.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ package: crispasr
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf libgocrispasr*.so package sources/CrispASR crispasr
+	rm -rf libgocrispasr*.so libgocrispasr*.dylib package sources/CrispASR crispasr
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -118,13 +119,21 @@ libgocrispasr-fallback.so: sources/CrispASR
 	SO_TARGET=libgocrispasr-fallback.so CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgocrispasr-custom
 	rm -rfv build*
 
+# Build fallback variant as a dylib (Darwin)
+libgocrispasr-fallback.dylib: sources/CrispASR
+	$(MAKE) purge
+	$(info ${GREEN}I crispasr build info:fallback (dylib)${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=libgocrispasr-fallback.dylib CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgocrispasr-custom
+	rm -rfv build*
+
 libgocrispasr-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/crispasr_shim.cpp cpp/crispasr_shim.h
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cd build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgocrispasr.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgocrispasr.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgocrispasr.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 test: crispasr
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 $(GOCMD) test -v ./...
diff --git a/backend/go/crispasr/main.go b/backend/go/crispasr/main.go
index 9f3ef14d0..a1f132cc5 100644
--- a/backend/go/crispasr/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/crispasr/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ type LibFuncs struct {
 func main() {
 	libName := os.Getenv("CRISPASR_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgocrispasr-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgocrispasr-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgocrispasr-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/crispasr/package.sh b/backend/go/crispasr/package.sh
index baee12944..9b89dad1b 100755
--- a/backend/go/crispasr/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/crispasr/package.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
 cp -avf $CURDIR/crispasr $CURDIR/package/
-cp -fv $CURDIR/libgocrispasr-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgocrispasr-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgocrispasr-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
diff --git a/backend/go/crispasr/run.sh b/backend/go/crispasr/run.sh
index ccb264833..6d3c4b216 100755
--- a/backend/go/crispasr/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/crispasr/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgocrispasr-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgocrispasr-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgocrispasr-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgocrispasr-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgocrispasr-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export CRISPASR_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # Point piper's espeak-ng phonemizer at the bundled voice data. The variable
diff --git a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/Makefile
index f1a0b9f97..efe99a626 100644
--- a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/Makefile
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = libdepthanythingcpp-avx.so libdepthanythingcpp-avx2.so libdepthanythingcpp-avx512.so libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.so
 else
 	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.so
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 depth-anything-cpp: main.go godepthanythingcpp.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ package: depth-anything-cpp
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf libdepthanythingcpp*.so depth-anything-cpp package sources
+	rm -rf libdepthanythingcpp*.so libdepthanythingcpp*.dylib depth-anything-cpp package sources
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -116,11 +116,19 @@ libdepthanythingcpp-avx512.so: sources/depth-anything.cpp
 endif
 
 # Build fallback variant (all platforms)
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.dylib: sources/depth-anything.cpp
+	rm -rfv build-$@
+	$(info ${GREEN}I depth-anything-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=$@ CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libdepthanythingcpp-custom
+	rm -rfv build-$@
+else
 libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.so: sources/depth-anything.cpp
 	rm -rfv build-$@
 	$(info ${GREEN}I depth-anything-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
 	SO_TARGET=$@ CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libdepthanythingcpp-custom
 	rm -rfv build-$@
+endif
 
 libdepthanythingcpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
@@ -128,7 +136,8 @@ libdepthanythingcpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libdepthanything.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libdepthanything.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libdepthanything.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 all: depth-anything-cpp package
 
diff --git a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/main.go
index 4c4546797..cfad88b23 100644
--- a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Get library name from environment variable, default to fallback
 	libName := os.Getenv("DEPTHANYTHING_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/package.sh
index 4690555ea..5bbd5559b 100755
--- a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/package.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 # Create lib directory
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
-cp -avf $CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -avf $CURDIR/depth-anything-cpp $CURDIR/package/
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
diff --git a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/run.sh
index 984aa5849..cbff6b0b5 100755
--- a/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/depth-anything-cpp/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libdepthanythingcpp-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export DEPTHANYTHING_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/localvqe/Makefile b/backend/go/localvqe/Makefile
index 7b66e9371..049da0cdd 100644
--- a/backend/go/localvqe/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/localvqe/Makefile
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ $(LIB_SENTINEL): sources/LocalVQE
 	# that the loader picks at runtime. We must build every target — the
 	# default `--target localvqe_shared` drops these. CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
 	# routes all of them into build/bin; copy them out next to the binary.
-	cp -P build/bin/liblocalvqe.so* . 2>/dev/null || cp -P build/liblocalvqe.so* .
+	cp -P build/bin/liblocalvqe.so* . 2>/dev/null || cp -P build/bin/liblocalvqe.dylib . 2>/dev/null || cp -P build/liblocalvqe.so* . 2>/dev/null || cp -P build/liblocalvqe.dylib .
 	cp -P build/bin/libggml*.so* . 2>/dev/null || true
+	cp -P build/bin/libggml*.dylib . 2>/dev/null || true
 	touch $(LIB_SENTINEL)
 
 liblocalvqe.so: $(LIB_SENTINEL)
diff --git a/backend/go/localvqe/main.go b/backend/go/localvqe/main.go
index 56ed2de2f..cbaa2a134 100644
--- a/backend/go/localvqe/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/localvqe/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ type LibFuncs struct {
 func main() {
 	libName := os.Getenv("LOCALVQE_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./liblocalvqe.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./liblocalvqe.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./liblocalvqe.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/localvqe/package.sh b/backend/go/localvqe/package.sh
index ca8dfd3ab..9f9f2533d 100755
--- a/backend/go/localvqe/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/localvqe/package.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ cp -avf $CURDIR/localvqe $CURDIR/package/
 # liblocalvqe.so* (with SOVERSION symlinks) and the libggml-*.so runtime
 # variants — LocalVQE picks the matching CPU variant at load time.
 cp -P $CURDIR/liblocalvqe.so* $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -P $CURDIR/liblocalvqe.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -P $CURDIR/libggml*.so* $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -P $CURDIR/libggml*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
diff --git a/backend/go/localvqe/run.sh b/backend/go/localvqe/run.sh
index 0f3192e31..d14d427c4 100755
--- a/backend/go/localvqe/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/localvqe/run.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,19 @@ CURDIR=$(dirname "$(realpath $0)")
 # exec'ing the binary.
 cd "$CURDIR"
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR:$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-export LOCALVQE_LIBRARY=$CURDIR/liblocalvqe.so
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: LocalVQE is built as a SHARED library, so dyld needs the .dylib +
+	# DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH. Prefer .dylib and fall back to .so just in case.
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR:$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+	LOCALVQE_LIBRARY=$CURDIR/liblocalvqe.dylib
+	if [ ! -e "$LOCALVQE_LIBRARY" ]; then
+		LOCALVQE_LIBRARY=$CURDIR/liblocalvqe.so
+	fi
+	export LOCALVQE_LIBRARY
+else
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR:$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+	export LOCALVQE_LIBRARY=$CURDIR/liblocalvqe.so
+fi
 
 if [ -f $CURDIR/lib/ld.so ]; then
 	echo "Using lib/ld.so"
diff --git a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/Makefile
index 91dbc41c2..ba12c7195 100644
--- a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/Makefile
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = liblocateanythingcpp-avx.so liblocateanythingcpp-avx2.so liblocateanythingcpp-avx512.so liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.so
 else
 	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.so
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 locate-anything-cpp: main.go golocateanythingcpp.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ package: locate-anything-cpp
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf liblocateanythingcpp*.so locate-anything-cpp package sources
+	rm -rf liblocateanythingcpp*.so liblocateanythingcpp*.dylib locate-anything-cpp package sources
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -109,11 +109,19 @@ liblocateanythingcpp-avx512.so: sources/locate-anything.cpp
 endif
 
 # Build fallback variant (all platforms)
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.dylib: sources/locate-anything.cpp
+	rm -rfv build-$@
+	$(info ${GREEN}I locate-anything-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=$@ CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) liblocateanythingcpp-custom
+	rm -rfv build-$@
+else
 liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.so: sources/locate-anything.cpp
 	rm -rfv build-$@
 	$(info ${GREEN}I locate-anything-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
 	SO_TARGET=$@ CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) liblocateanythingcpp-custom
 	rm -rfv build-$@
+endif
 
 liblocateanythingcpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
@@ -121,7 +129,8 @@ liblocateanythingcpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/liblocateanythingcpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/liblocateanythingcpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/liblocateanythingcpp.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 all: locate-anything-cpp package
 
diff --git a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/main.go
index 91ccaf38e..77e53bb95 100644
--- a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Get library name from environment variable, default to fallback
 	libName := os.Getenv("LOCATEANYTHING_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/package.sh
index 3b1f13428..1e6cbee80 100755
--- a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/package.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 # Create lib directory
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
-cp -avf $CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -avf $CURDIR/locate-anything-cpp $CURDIR/package/
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
diff --git a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/run.sh
index cefbff629..4eebb3c63 100755
--- a/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/locate-anything-cpp/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/liblocateanythingcpp-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export LOCATEANYTHING_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/Makefile
index c245acf58..36b447b13 100644
--- a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/Makefile
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgomnivoicecpp-avx.so libgomnivoicecpp-avx2.so libgomnivoicecpp-avx512.so libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so
 else
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so
+	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant (as a dylib)
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 omnivoice-cpp: main.go gomnivoicecpp.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ package: omnivoice-cpp
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf libgomnivoicecpp*.so package sources/omnivoice.cpp omnivoice-cpp
+	rm -rf libgomnivoicecpp*.so libgomnivoicecpp*.dylib package sources/omnivoice.cpp omnivoice-cpp
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -106,13 +107,20 @@ libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so: sources/omnivoice.cpp
 	SO_TARGET=libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgomnivoicecpp-custom
 	rm -rf build-libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so
 
+# Build fallback variant as a dylib (Darwin)
+libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.dylib: sources/omnivoice.cpp
+	$(info ${GREEN}I omnivoice-cpp build info:fallback (dylib)${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.dylib CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgomnivoicecpp-custom
+	rm -rf build-libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.dylib
+
 libgomnivoicecpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/gomnivoicecpp.cpp cpp/gomnivoicecpp.h
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cd build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) --target gomnivoicecpp && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgomnivoicecpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgomnivoicecpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgomnivoicecpp.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 test: omnivoice-cpp
 	@echo "Running omnivoice-cpp tests..."
diff --git a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/main.go
index 891201f49..f44eb31a7 100644
--- a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ type LibFuncs struct {
 func main() {
 	libName := os.Getenv("OMNIVOICE_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/package.sh
index b8313d9d7..97a8d7809 100755
--- a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/package.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
 cp -avf $CURDIR/omnivoice-cpp $CURDIR/package/
-cp -fv $CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
diff --git a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/run.sh
index f677ca21c..81ea2b719 100755
--- a/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/omnivoice-cpp/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgomnivoicecpp-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export OMNIVOICE_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile
index f9848dc34..7fc46f8e2 100644
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/Makefile
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ libparakeet.so: sources/parakeet.cpp
 	cmake -B sources/parakeet.cpp/build-shared -S sources/parakeet.cpp $(CMAKE_ARGS)
 	cmake --build sources/parakeet.cpp/build-shared --config Release -j$(JOBS)
 	cp -fv sources/parakeet.cpp/build-shared/libparakeet.so* ./ 2>/dev/null || true
+	cp -fv sources/parakeet.cpp/build-shared/libparakeet.dylib ./ 2>/dev/null || true
 	cp -fv sources/parakeet.cpp/include/parakeet_capi.h ./
 
 parakeet-cpp-grpc: libparakeet.so main.go goparakeetcpp.go
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go
index 963056e23..9c6466b13 100644
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/main.go
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ package main
 
 // Started internally by LocalAI - one gRPC server per loaded model.
 //
-// Loads libparakeet.so via purego and registers the flat C-API entry
-// points declared in parakeet_capi.h. The library name can be overridden
-// with PARAKEET_LIBRARY (mirrors the WHISPER_LIBRARY / VIBEVOICECPP_LIBRARY
-// convention in the sibling backends); the default looks for the .so next
-// to this binary.
+// Loads the parakeet shared library via purego and registers the flat
+// C-API entry points declared in parakeet_capi.h. The library name can be
+// overridden with PARAKEET_LIBRARY (mirrors the WHISPER_LIBRARY /
+// VIBEVOICECPP_LIBRARY convention in the sibling backends); the default
+// looks next to this binary for libparakeet.so on Linux and
+// libparakeet.dylib on macOS.
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -28,7 +30,11 @@ type LibFuncs struct {
 func main() {
 	libName := os.Getenv("PARAKEET_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "libparakeet.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "libparakeet.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "libparakeet.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/package.sh
index 0b580324c..af8e6b9e1 100755
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/package.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ mkdir -p "$CURDIR/package/lib"
 cp -avf "$CURDIR/parakeet-cpp-grpc" "$CURDIR/package/"
 cp -avf "$CURDIR/run.sh" "$CURDIR/package/"
 
-# libparakeet.so + any soname symlinks (libparakeet.so.X[.Y]). purego.Dlopen
-# resolves it via LD_LIBRARY_PATH, which run.sh points at lib/.
-cp -avf "$CURDIR"/libparakeet.so* "$CURDIR/package/lib/" 2>/dev/null || {
-	echo "ERROR: libparakeet.so not found in $CURDIR, run 'make' first" >&2
+# libparakeet shared lib + any soname symlinks. On Linux this is
+# libparakeet.so[.X.Y]; on macOS it is libparakeet.dylib. purego.Dlopen
+# resolves it via the *_LIBRARY_PATH that run.sh points at lib/.
+cp -avf "$CURDIR"/libparakeet.so* "$CURDIR/package/lib/" 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -avf "$CURDIR"/libparakeet.dylib "$CURDIR/package/lib/" 2>/dev/null || true
+if ! ls "$CURDIR"/package/lib/libparakeet.* >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	echo "ERROR: libparakeet shared library not found in $CURDIR, run 'make' first" >&2
 	exit 1
-}
+fi
 
 # Detect architecture and copy the core runtime libs libparakeet.so links
 # against, plus the matching dynamic loader as lib/ld.so.
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ elif [ -f "/lib/ld-linux-aarch64.so.1" ]; then
     cp -arfLv /lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 "$CURDIR/package/lib/librt.so.1"
     cp -arfLv /lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 "$CURDIR/package/lib/libpthread.so.0"
 elif [ "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]; then
-    echo "Detected Darwin"
+    echo "Detected Darwin — system frameworks linked dynamically, no bundled libs needed"
 else
     echo "Error: Could not detect architecture"
     exit 1
diff --git a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/run.sh
index 6f371d4f0..be859f381 100755
--- a/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/parakeet-cpp/run.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ set -e
 
 CURDIR=$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR/lib:$CURDIR:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR/lib:$CURDIR:${DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+	export PARAKEET_LIBRARY="$CURDIR/lib/libparakeet.dylib"
+else
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$CURDIR/lib:$CURDIR:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+	export PARAKEET_LIBRARY="$CURDIR/lib/libparakeet.so"
+fi
 
 # If a self-contained ld.so was packaged, route through it so the
 # packaged libc / libstdc++ are used instead of the host's (matches the
-# whisper backend's runtime layout).
+# whisper backend's runtime layout). Linux only.
 if [ -f "$CURDIR/lib/ld.so" ]; then
 	echo "Using lib/ld.so"
 	exec "$CURDIR/lib/ld.so" "$CURDIR/parakeet-cpp-grpc" "$@"
diff --git a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/Makefile
index 4015f790e..3311f93c3 100644
--- a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/Makefile
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgoqwen3ttscpp-avx.so libgoqwen3ttscpp-avx2.so libgoqwen3ttscpp-avx512.so libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so
 else
-	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so
+	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant (as a dylib)
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 qwen3-tts-cpp: main.go goqwen3ttscpp.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ package: qwen3-tts-cpp
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf libgoqwen3ttscpp*.so package sources/qwentts.cpp qwen3-tts-cpp
+	rm -rf libgoqwen3ttscpp*.so libgoqwen3ttscpp*.dylib package sources/qwentts.cpp qwen3-tts-cpp
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -110,13 +110,20 @@ libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so: sources/qwentts.cpp
 	SO_TARGET=libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgoqwen3ttscpp-custom
 	rm -rf build-libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so
 
+# Build fallback variant as a dylib (Darwin)
+libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.dylib: sources/qwentts.cpp
+	$(info ${GREEN}I qwen3-tts-cpp build info:fallback (dylib)${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.dylib CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgoqwen3ttscpp-custom
+	rm -rf build-libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.dylib
+
 libgoqwen3ttscpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/goqwen3ttscpp.cpp cpp/goqwen3ttscpp.h
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cd build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) --target goqwen3ttscpp && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgoqwen3ttscpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgoqwen3ttscpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgoqwen3ttscpp.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 test: qwen3-tts-cpp
 	@echo "Running qwen3-tts-cpp tests..."
diff --git a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/main.go
index b788229cd..041a23ad0 100644
--- a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ type LibFuncs struct {
 func main() {
 	libName := os.Getenv("QWEN3TTS_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/package.sh
index bb73df968..11d4c57c3 100755
--- a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/package.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
 cp -avf $CURDIR/qwen3-tts-cpp $CURDIR/package/
-cp -fv $CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
diff --git a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/run.sh
index 6416779fa..638cf9661 100755
--- a/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/qwen3-tts-cpp/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgoqwen3ttscpp-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export QWEN3TTS_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/Makefile
index 7c598f732..3282720ff 100644
--- a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/Makefile
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = librfdetrcpp-avx.so librfdetrcpp-avx2.so librfdetrcpp-avx512.so librfdetrcpp-fallback.so
 else
 	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = librfdetrcpp-fallback.so
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = librfdetrcpp-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 rfdetr-cpp: main.go gorfdetrcpp.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ package: rfdetr-cpp
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf librfdetrcpp*.so rfdetr-cpp package sources
+	rm -rf librfdetrcpp*.so librfdetrcpp*.dylib rfdetr-cpp package sources
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -110,11 +110,19 @@ librfdetrcpp-avx512.so: sources/rt-detr.cpp
 endif
 
 # Build fallback variant (all platforms)
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+librfdetrcpp-fallback.dylib: sources/rt-detr.cpp
+	rm -rfv build-$@
+	$(info ${GREEN}I rfdetr-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=$@ CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) librfdetrcpp-custom
+	rm -rfv build-$@
+else
 librfdetrcpp-fallback.so: sources/rt-detr.cpp
 	rm -rfv build-$@
 	$(info ${GREEN}I rfdetr-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
 	SO_TARGET=$@ CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) librfdetrcpp-custom
 	rm -rfv build-$@
+endif
 
 librfdetrcpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
@@ -122,7 +130,8 @@ librfdetrcpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/librfdetrcpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/librfdetrcpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/librfdetrcpp.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 all: rfdetr-cpp package
 
diff --git a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/main.go
index 3c95df1c2..58637122a 100644
--- a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/main.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -27,7 +28,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Get library name from environment variable, default to fallback
 	libName := os.Getenv("RFDETR_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./librfdetrcpp-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./librfdetrcpp-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./librfdetrcpp-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	rfdetrLib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/package.sh
index 9591b79dc..17319bf27 100755
--- a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/package.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 # Create lib directory
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
-cp -avf $CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -avf $CURDIR/rfdetr-cpp $CURDIR/package/
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
diff --git a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/run.sh
index 042904e45..ffbd604dd 100755
--- a/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/rfdetr-cpp/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/librfdetrcpp-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export RFDETR_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/Makefile
index 53b0dfb5e..27b6cedf7 100644
--- a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/Makefile
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgosam3-avx.so libgosam3-avx2.so libgosam3-avx512.so libgosam3-fallback.so
 else
 	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgosam3-fallback.so
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgosam3-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 sam3-cpp: main.go gosam3.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ package: sam3-cpp
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf libgosam3*.so sam3-cpp package sources
+	rm -rf libgosam3*.so libgosam3*.dylib sam3-cpp package sources
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -105,11 +105,19 @@ libgosam3-avx512.so: sources/sam3.cpp
 endif
 
 # Build fallback variant (all platforms)
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
+libgosam3-fallback.dylib: sources/sam3.cpp
+	$(MAKE) purge
+	$(info ${GREEN}I sam3-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=libgosam3-fallback.dylib CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgosam3-custom
+	rm -rfv build*
+else
 libgosam3-fallback.so: sources/sam3.cpp
 	$(MAKE) purge
 	$(info ${GREEN}I sam3-cpp build info:fallback${RESET})
 	SO_TARGET=libgosam3-fallback.so CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgosam3-custom
 	rm -rfv build*
+endif
 
 libgosam3-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/gosam3.cpp cpp/gosam3.h
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
@@ -117,6 +125,7 @@ libgosam3-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/gosam3.cpp cpp/gosam3.h
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgosam3.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgosam3.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgosam3.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 all: sam3-cpp package
diff --git a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/main.go
index c83a59285..e36849f69 100644
--- a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Get library name from environment variable, default to fallback
 	libName := os.Getenv("SAM3_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgosam3-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgosam3-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgosam3-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	gosamLib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/package.sh
index 254aef286..a648ee93c 100755
--- a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/package.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 # Create lib directory
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
-cp -avf $CURDIR/libgosam3-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgosam3-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgosam3-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -avf $CURDIR/sam3-cpp $CURDIR/package/
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
diff --git a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/run.sh
index 423ed9199..7bff52df6 100755
--- a/backend/go/sam3-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/sam3-cpp/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosam3-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosam3-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosam3-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgosam3-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosam3-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export SAM3_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/backend.go b/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/backend.go
index 0a092acf7..8bfe5e75c 100644
--- a/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/backend.go
+++ b/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/backend.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -238,11 +239,19 @@ func loadSherpaLibs() error {
 func loadSherpaLibsOnce() error {
 	shimLib := os.Getenv("SHERPA_SHIM_LIBRARY")
 	if shimLib == "" {
-		shimLib = "libsherpa-shim.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			shimLib = "libsherpa-shim.dylib"
+		} else {
+			shimLib = "libsherpa-shim.so"
+		}
 	}
 	capiLib := os.Getenv("SHERPA_ONNX_LIBRARY")
 	if capiLib == "" {
-		capiLib = "libsherpa-onnx-c-api.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			capiLib = "libsherpa-onnx-c-api.dylib"
+		} else {
+			capiLib = "libsherpa-onnx-c-api.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	shim, err := purego.Dlopen(shimLib, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/run.sh b/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/run.sh
index b703e5155..771324326 100755
--- a/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/sherpa-onnx/run.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@ set -ex
 
 CURDIR=$(dirname "$(realpath $0)")
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+	export SHERPA_SHIM_LIBRARY=$CURDIR/lib/libsherpa-shim.dylib
+	export SHERPA_ONNX_LIBRARY=$CURDIR/lib/libsherpa-onnx-c-api.dylib
+else
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+fi
 
 if [ -f $CURDIR/lib/ld.so ]; then
 	echo "Using lib/ld.so"
diff --git a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile
index 05b57b254..d161a5b47 100644
--- a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/Makefile
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ libgosd-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/gosd.cpp cpp/gosd.h
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgosd.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgosd.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgosd.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 all: stablediffusion-ggml package
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/main.go b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/main.go
index 998f2a5ab..b509c6a2b 100644
--- a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/main.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Get library name from environment variable, default to fallback
 	libName := os.Getenv("SD_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgosd-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgosd-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgosd-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	gosd, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/package.sh b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/package.sh
index 8006e081f..922fb71ea 100755
--- a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/package.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
 cp -avf $CURDIR/libgosd-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgosd-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -avf $CURDIR/stablediffusion-ggml $CURDIR/package/
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
diff --git a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/run.sh b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/run.sh
index 71342e43b..e026b4b28 100755
--- a/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/stablediffusion-ggml/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,18 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosd-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single library variant (Metal or Accelerate). The gosd target is
+	# built as a CMake MODULE, which emits a .dylib for a SHARED build but a
+	# .so for a MODULE build on Apple, so prefer .dylib and fall back to .so.
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosd-fallback.dylib"
+	if [ ! -e "$LIBRARY" ]; then
+		LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosd-fallback.so"
+	fi
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosd-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgosd-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +45,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgosd-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export SD_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it
diff --git a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/Makefile b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/Makefile
index 199df9cc4..dc71eaa5d 100644
--- a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/Makefile
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ UNAME_S := $(shell uname -s)
 ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Linux)
 	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgovibevoicecpp-avx.so libgovibevoicecpp-avx2.so libgovibevoicecpp-avx512.so libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so
 else
-	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant
-	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so
+	# On non-Linux (e.g., Darwin), build only fallback variant (as a dylib)
+	VARIANT_TARGETS = libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.dylib
 endif
 
 vibevoice-cpp: main.go govibevoicecpp.go $(VARIANT_TARGETS)
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ package: vibevoice-cpp
 build: package
 
 clean: purge
-	rm -rf libgovibevoicecpp*.so package sources/vibevoice.cpp vibevoice-cpp
+	rm -rf libgovibevoicecpp*.so libgovibevoicecpp*.dylib package sources/vibevoice.cpp vibevoice-cpp
 
 purge:
 	rm -rf build*
@@ -119,13 +119,21 @@ libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so: sources/vibevoice.cpp
 	SO_TARGET=libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgovibevoicecpp-custom
 	rm -rfv build*
 
+# Build fallback variant as a dylib (Darwin)
+libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.dylib: sources/vibevoice.cpp
+	$(MAKE) purge
+	$(info ${GREEN}I vibevoice-cpp build info:fallback (dylib)${RESET})
+	SO_TARGET=libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.dylib CMAKE_ARGS="$(CMAKE_ARGS) -DGGML_AVX=off -DGGML_AVX2=off -DGGML_AVX512=off -DGGML_FMA=off -DGGML_F16C=off -DGGML_BMI2=off" $(MAKE) libgovibevoicecpp-custom
+	rm -rfv build*
+
 libgovibevoicecpp-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/govibevoicecpp.cpp cpp/govibevoicecpp.h
 	mkdir -p build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cd build-$(SO_TARGET) && \
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) --target govibevoicecpp && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgovibevoicecpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	(mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgovibevoicecpp.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+	 mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgovibevoicecpp.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null)
 
 test: vibevoice-cpp
 	@echo "Running vibevoice-cpp tests..."
diff --git a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/main.go b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/main.go
index dd1f1ba43..b9a696d82 100644
--- a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -21,7 +22,11 @@ type LibFuncs struct {
 func main() {
 	libName := os.Getenv("VIBEVOICECPP_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	lib, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/package.sh b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/package.sh
index 88010846f..62860b8d6 100755
--- a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/package.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
 cp -avf $CURDIR/vibevoice-cpp $CURDIR/package/
-cp -fv $CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
diff --git a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/run.sh b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/run.sh
index 93e92d5b8..ec5a39c14 100755
--- a/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/vibevoice-cpp/run.sh
@@ -11,9 +11,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-avx.so ]; then
@@ -34,9 +38,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgovibevoicecpp-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export VIBEVOICECPP_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 if [ -f $CURDIR/lib/ld.so ]; then
diff --git a/backend/go/whisper/Makefile b/backend/go/whisper/Makefile
index e8ad8545f..6dd13dd2c 100644
--- a/backend/go/whisper/Makefile
+++ b/backend/go/whisper/Makefile
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ libgowhisper-custom: CMakeLists.txt cpp/gowhisper.cpp cpp/gowhisper.h
 	cmake .. $(CMAKE_ARGS) && \
 	cmake --build . --config Release -j$(JOBS) && \
 	cd .. && \
-	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgowhisper.so ./$(SO_TARGET)
+	mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgowhisper.so ./$(SO_TARGET) 2>/dev/null || \
+		mv build-$(SO_TARGET)/libgowhisper.dylib ./$(SO_TARGET:.so=.dylib)
 
 all: whisper package
diff --git a/backend/go/whisper/main.go b/backend/go/whisper/main.go
index e48b24519..ab102f4c4 100644
--- a/backend/go/whisper/main.go
+++ b/backend/go/whisper/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/ebitengine/purego"
 	grpc "github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pkg/grpc"
@@ -22,7 +23,11 @@ func main() {
 	// Get library name from environment variable, default to fallback
 	libName := os.Getenv("WHISPER_LIBRARY")
 	if libName == "" {
-		libName = "./libgowhisper-fallback.so"
+		if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			libName = "./libgowhisper-fallback.dylib"
+		} else {
+			libName = "./libgowhisper-fallback.so"
+		}
 	}
 
 	gosd, err := purego.Dlopen(libName, purego.RTLD_NOW|purego.RTLD_GLOBAL)
diff --git a/backend/go/whisper/package.sh b/backend/go/whisper/package.sh
index dfecdf5c6..efeaa7009 100755
--- a/backend/go/whisper/package.sh
+++ b/backend/go/whisper/package.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ REPO_ROOT="${CURDIR}/../../.."
 mkdir -p $CURDIR/package/lib
 
 cp -avf $CURDIR/whisper $CURDIR/package/
-cp -fv $CURDIR/libgowhisper-*.so $CURDIR/package/
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgowhisper-*.so $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
+cp -fv $CURDIR/libgowhisper-*.dylib $CURDIR/package/ 2>/dev/null || true
 cp -fv $CURDIR/run.sh $CURDIR/package/
 
 # Detect architecture and copy appropriate libraries
diff --git a/backend/go/whisper/run.sh b/backend/go/whisper/run.sh
index 1af2c0535..0e2bd7eb0 100755
--- a/backend/go/whisper/run.sh
+++ b/backend/go/whisper/run.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,13 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	grep -e "flags" /proc/cpuinfo | head -1
 fi
 
-LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgowhisper-fallback.so"
+if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	# macOS: single dylib variant (Metal or Accelerate)
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgowhisper-fallback.dylib"
+	export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH
+else
+	LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgowhisper-fallback.so"
 
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 	if grep -q -e "\savx\s" /proc/cpuinfo ; then
 		echo "CPU:    AVX    found OK"
 		if [ -e $CURDIR/libgowhisper-avx.so ]; then
@@ -36,9 +40,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" != "Darwin" ]; then
 			LIBRARY="$CURDIR/libgowhisper-avx512.so"
 		fi
 	fi
+
+	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURDIR/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
 export WHISPER_LIBRARY=$LIBRARY
 
 # If there is a lib/ld.so, use it