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.