Uygar released Parrot, an open-source meeting recorder for macOS, on September 30, 2026. The application is designed to record and transcribe meetings locally on the user's machine, focusing on privacy by keeping audio data on the device.
Parrot: Open-Source Meeting Recorder with On-Device Copilot for macOS
Parrot utilizes Whisper for speech-to-text transcription and offers a live AI copilot that can answer questions based on the user's own uploaded documents, such as PDFs, text files, or Markdown. Users can choose to run the copilot using local models via Ollama to ensure full offline capability, or connect to cloud-based providers like Claude, OpenAI, or Gemini using their own API keys.
The tool supports various meeting platforms, including Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams, by capturing system and microphone audio. It includes features such as speaker detection, meeting summaries, and action items. For users opting for cloud AI services, Parrot only sends transcript text, never the audio files. The application is available under the GPL-3.0 license and requires macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon.
Sources
- Show HN: Parrot – Open-Source Smart Meeting Recorder with Co-Pilot on Mac （Hacker News Frontpage, 2026-09-30）
- GitHub