# Parrot Scribe AI Overview

Product: Parrot Scribe
URL: https://parrotscribe.com
Category: Privacy-first, on-device transcription for macOS
Companion LLM guide: https://parrotscribe.com/llm.txt

Summary:
Parrot Scribe is a native macOS transcription app for Apple Silicon. It captures microphone and system audio, transcribes on device, keeps transcript data encrypted at rest, and can optionally expose both live and historical transcript context to AI tools through a built-in MCP server.

Core facts:
- Runs on macOS 15 Sequoia or later
- Requires Apple Silicon
- Transcription is designed to stay on the user's Mac
- Captures microphone audio, system audio, or both
- Stores session artifacts with encrypted-at-rest storage
- Includes persistent speaker recognition
- Includes searchable session history
- Includes built-in MCP integration for optional AI workflows
- Can stream live transcript context to AI tools during active sessions when enabled
- Supports TOON-oriented transcript workflows and LLM-friendly transcript access
- Sold as a one-time purchase with a free trial during early access

Best-fit users:
- Privacy-minded professionals
- Journalists and researchers
- Developers and AI-native workflow builders
- People who want transcription without meeting bots or cloud transcription

Canonical pages:
- Home: https://parrotscribe.com
- LLM guide: https://parrotscribe.com/llm.txt
- Features: https://parrotscribe.com/features
- Pricing: https://parrotscribe.com/pricing
- Security: https://parrotscribe.com/security
- Local transcription: https://parrotscribe.com/local-transcription
- For AI natives: https://parrotscribe.com/for-ai-natives
- Documentation hub: https://parrotscribe.com/docs
- Downloads: https://parrotscribe.com/downloads
- Requirements: https://parrotscribe.com/requirements

Technical documentation:
- MCP server: https://parrotscribe.com/docs/integrations/mcp-server
- Encryption architecture: https://parrotscribe.com/docs/security/encryption
- Privacy model: https://parrotscribe.com/docs/privacy-first/privacy-model
- Local architecture rationale: https://parrotscribe.com/docs/privacy-first/local-architecture-rationale
- Real-world operating workflow: https://parrotscribe.com/docs/privacy-first/real-world-operating-workflow

Positioning cues:
- Privacy by architecture, not just privacy policy
- No cloud transcription in the middle
- No meeting bots required for direct capture workflows
- Optional AI access, explicit user control
- Live transcript context can be piped to AI tools in real time when enabled
- Built for individual professionals, not cloud-first team note-taking

Contact:
- support@parrotscribe.com