Read-along
For ebooks that include synced narration, such as those made with Storyteller, each sentence lights up as it is read.
For Android phones, tablets and e-ink readers
Read it. Hear it.
Never lose your place.
Parrot is a reader for your own ebooks and audiobooks. It can highlight the text as the narrator reads, and it remembers where you are in every version of a book.
Coming soon to Google PlayAsk for early access →
Free to use with your own Storyteller or Audiobookshelf server. An iPhone version is in the works.
Chapter 8
The ferry lamp swung once and steadied. Mara held the box against her coat and waited for the old man to look up. “It was not mine to open,” he said at last. The river went on talking under the boards, the way it had all night, and neither of them wanted to answer it.
She set the box down between them. Whatever was inside shifted, lightly, like something turning over in its sleep.
The Lantern
Ferry
4:12:08Ferry
Works withStorytellerAudiobookshelfParrot Cloud
The short version
Parrot in 20 seconds
Read-along, moving your place between versions, and connecting your library. The video has no sound.
Ebook and audiobook together
One place, in every version
Read the ebook at home and listen to the audiobook on the way. Link the versions of a book and Parrot shows where you are in each one, and moves the others to the matching place when you ask.
Where you are in each version of The Lantern Ferry. Choose one to move the others to the same place.
eBook · On this phoneLatest
Chapter 8 · 62%Read on this phone · 5 min ago
“It was not mine to open,” he said at last.
Audiobook · StorytellerLatest
Chapter 7 · 4:12:08 · 43%Listened on Pixel Tablet · Yesterday
Your library
Your books stay yours
Connect the Storyteller or Audiobookshelf server you already run and your library appears. Download what you want and read offline. Your books go straight from your server to your device, never through us.
Storytellerbooks.example.com · 86 books
ConnectedAudiobookshelfshelf.example.com · 214 books
ConnectedParrot Cloud23 books · synced 5 min ago
ConnectedEverything a reader needs
Voices on your device
No audiobook? On Android, a downloaded voice reads any ebook aloud, and the text is processed on the device.
Offline dictionary
Tap a word to see what it means. The English dictionary works offline, and your lookups never leave the device.
Highlights and notes
Four colours, notes in the margin, and one list of everything you marked. Export it as text or Markdown.
Reading statistics
See how long you read and listened, by day and by book, and look back at each session.
Made for e-ink
A black-and-white theme with no animation and clear outlines, for e-readers that run Android.
Parrot Cloud · early access
No server? We’ll keep
your library.
Add your own books to Parrot Cloud and they are on every device you sign in to, with your place, highlights and notes.
By invitation while we finish it · free during early access
- Your own books, on every device you sign in to
- Your place, highlights and notes follow you
- A private library: nobody else can see it
Questions
All help and contact →Is Parrot free?
Yes. The app is free to use with your own Storyteller or Audiobookshelf server. Parrot Cloud is in early access: by invitation, and free for now.
Where do the books come from?
From you. Parrot is a reader, not a shop: it opens the books on your server or the ones you add to Parrot Cloud.
Can I read without a connection?
Yes. Download a book and it stays on the device. Your place syncs the next time you’re online.
What do you know about my reading?
Books on your own server go straight to your device, except for files you choose to back up and excerpts you send for optional recaps. The app sends usage statistics and crash reports. With Parrot Cloud we also store your library and reading activity so they can follow you. The privacy policy has the details.