Parrot v0.2.1

Download the installer for your platform below.

• macOS: download the .dmg
• Windows: download the -setup.exe installer
• Linux: download the .AppImage or .deb

Note: Windows builds are unsigned and CPU-only for this release, so Windows may show an "Unknown publisher" warning.

Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.2.0

Download the installer for your platform below.

• macOS: download the .dmg
• Windows: download the -setup.exe installer
• Linux: download the .AppImage or .deb

Note: Windows builds are unsigned and CPU-only for this release, so Windows may show an "Unknown publisher" warning.

Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.1.6

Download the DMG below. Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.1.5

Download the DMG below. Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.1.4

Download the DMG below. Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.1.3

Download the DMG below. Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.1.2

Download the DMG below. Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.1.1

Download the DMG below. Existing users can update from inside Parrot.

Parrot v0.1.0

First public release of Parrot — fast, free, private dictation for macOS.

What's included

• Local speech-to-text using WhisperKit (Apple Silicon) and whisper.cpp (Intel)
• Local cleanup with Qwen3.5 or Gemma 4
• 100+ languages with auto-detect
• Custom dictionary for names, acronyms, and project terms
• Push-to-talk and hands-free dictation shortcuts
• Optional local transcript history

Install

Download Parrot_0.1.0_universal.dmg below, drag Parrot to Applications, and follow the onboarding.

Requires macOS 13.3 or later.