ParrotScribe

Capture every word. No cloud. Pure privacy.

Lex the parrot mascot with quill and headphones, writing on a cyberscroll

Composable transcription for the terminal era. Capture every conversation, pipe to any workflow, feed your agents. All on-device. No cloud in the middle.

Powered by Apple’s Neural Engine. Your audio never leaves your device.

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From Sound to Signal

Three steps from spoken word to composable data.

1

Install

Download, grant permissions, done. ParrotScribe runs quietly in your system tray, ready when you are.

2

Capture

Start recording with a click, a keybinding, or `pscribe start`. ParrotScribe captures both sides - your mic and system audio simultaneously.

3

Compose

Pipe transcripts to LLMs, stream to stdout, route to any workflow. Native output in Token-Oriented Object Notation.

Lex the parrot writing on a cyberscroll, representing the transcription workflow
Lex the parrot in flight with quill

What's Included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Complete Privacy

Privacy by Architecture. Audio stays on your Mac because the app is designed that way. No cloud APIs. No data harvesting.

Universal Capture

Native Core Audio Taps support. I refuse to sell hacky workarounds. Captures microphone and system audio simultaneously without virtual drivers.

Always Ready

Lives quietly in your system tray. Starts with your Mac. Zero friction to begin capturing. Always-on transcription when you need it.

Composable by Design

AI-Native Data. I believe your data should be as useful to your machines as it is to you. TOON standard output for maximum token efficiency.

AI Agent Integration

Open-source MCP server lets Opencode, Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and other MCP-compatible tools access real-time and historical transcripts. MIT licensed.