--- title: Install ParrotIA on Debian using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of ParrotIA for on Debian - Private, local audio and video transcription with Whisper url: https://snapcraft.io/install/parrotia/debian --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install ParrotIA on **Debian** # ParrotIA [Igor Bispo de Moraes Coelho Correia (igorbispo)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/igorbispo "View all snaps from Igor Bispo de Moraes Coelho Correia (igorbispo)") * [Igor Bispo de Moraes Coelho Correia (igorbispo)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/igorbispo "View all snaps from Igor Bispo de Moraes Coelho Correia (igorbispo)") * [Music and Audio](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=music-and-audio) * [Productivity](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=productivity) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/parrotia/debian#install) #### Private, local audio and video transcription with Whisper ParrotIA turns audio and video recordings into text on your own computer. Choose a file or a whole folder, pick a Whisper model and a language, and save the transcript as plain text, Markdown, subtitles or JSON. Your recordings never leave your machine. **What it does** * Transcribes MP3, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AAC, Ogg, Opus, WMA, MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI and WebM files * Exports TXT, Markdown, SRT and WebVTT subtitles, and JSON with timestamps * Detects the spoken language automatically, or lets you choose one of 17 common languages * Offers seven Whisper models, from the fast *tiny* to *large-v3*; the default *large-v3-turbo* balances speed and accuracy * Processes whole folders in one go; a damaged file does not stop the rest of the batch * Includes a command line (`parrotia`) for scripts, and a benchmark mode to compare models on your own recordings **Privacy and downloads** Transcription runs locally on your CPU. Audio is not uploaded to any transcription service, and no account or API key is needed. The first time you use a model, ParrotIA downloads it from Hugging Face (about 75 MB for *tiny* up to 3.1 GB; the default model is about 1.6 GB). Models are kept under `~/snap/parrotia/common/huggingface/`, survive updates and work offline afterwards. **Getting started** Open ParrotIA from your application menu, or run `parrotia.gui`. For the command line, run `parrotia --help`. Files in your home folder are accessible. To transcribe from external drives, connect the optional interface: ``` sudo snap connect parrotia:removable-media ``` If the source folder is read-only, choose a writable output folder. **Requirements** 64-bit Intel/AMD Linux. The interface uses X11 or XWayland. This package runs on the CPU; NVIDIA GPU acceleration is not included. **License** ParrotIA is free software under AGPL-3.0-or-later. It uses shared FFmpeg libraries under LGPL-2.1-or-later. Source archives, build settings and third-party notices are included in the snap under `/snap/parrotia/current/share/doc/parrotia/` and `/snap/parrotia/current/share/licenses/parrotia/`. Source code, issues and support: ### Package name * parrotia --- ### License * AGPL-3.0-or-later --- ### Last updated * Yesterday - latest/stable * Yesterday - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA](https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA "https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA") --- ### Contact * [github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA/issues](https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA/issues "https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA](https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA "https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA/issues](https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA/issues "https://github.com/igorbispo99/ParrotIA/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/parrotia/debian#report-snap-modal) --- [See more information about parrotia ›](https://snapcraft.io/parrotia) ## Enable snaps on Debian and install ParrotIA Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd: ``` sudo snap install snapd ``` ### Install ParrotIA To install ParrotIA, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install parrotia ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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