Parrot App for Windows
Parrot App turns a Windows 11 PC into the Bluetooth hands-free device your phone sends its call audio to — the same role a car kit or a headset plays. The app carries that audio to Parrot Cloud, where your assistant speaks and listens on the call. There is no board to buy, nothing to install on the phone, and your number and SIM stay as they are.
The ESP32 setup does the same job with a small dedicated board instead of the PC's Bluetooth. Neither is the default: the Windows App has better compatibility, the ESP32 board a better Bluetooth signal — see Windows App or ESP32? below.
What you need
- A Windows 11 PC (x64) with Bluetooth.
- Your phone, paired to that PC over Bluetooth. No phone app is needed.
- A ParrotVoice account. Downloads require sign-in; new accounts start with welcome credits (billing and credits).
- The PC awake and online, with Parrot App running, whenever the assistant should make or take calls.
Install and sign in
- Open Download and download Parrot App for Windows 11 (x64). The package is signed by ParrotVoice, LLC, and the page shows the version, size and SHA-256 of the current release.
- Install it and open Parrot App.
- Choose Sign in with Parrot. Your browser opens the ParrotVoice sign-in page; approve the app and return to it.
Pair your phone
The app's Bluetooth setup page shows the three steps at once: the PC's Bluetooth name, the two Windows permissions, and pairing.
- In Parrot App, open Bluetooth setup and click Make this computer visible. The PC stays discoverable for two minutes.
- On the phone, open Settings → Bluetooth, tap the PC's name and compare the 6-digit code shown on both screens.
- Tap Pair on the phone and Yes on the PC, then allow calls and contacts. The phone remembers the PC like a headset.
- Click Connect phone and allow calling and microphone access when Windows asks. Check that the phone and Parrot Cloud both show as connected.
Pairing happens once; the phone remembers the PC like any headset.
Make and take calls
- Outbound: choose an assistant and place a call from the device's page, or let your AI agent dial through MCP.
- Incoming: turn on automatic answering, and the assistant picks up when the phone rings.
- Calling apps: start the call in the app on your phone — WhatsApp, Messenger, WeChat, Telegram, FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Zoom, Discord or any other — and choose the PC as its audio output. Any app works when the phone routes that call's audio over Bluetooth hands-free. The console's Place call dials phone numbers only.
- Take over at any time: switch the call's audio from the PC to your phone, or turn off Bluetooth on the phone. The assistant stops hearing and speaking, and the call continues as yours. See Take over or end a call.
Every call leaves a transcript, recording, outcome and summary — see After the call.
Windows App or ESP32?
Both connect the same phone, the same number and the same AI to Parrot. Use one of them at a time for a phone, not both.
| Windows App | ESP32 board | |
|---|---|---|
| How the phone connects | The PC's own Bluetooth | A dedicated ESP32 Bluetooth board on USB |
| Computer | Windows 11 (x64) | Windows, macOS or Linux with desktop Chrome |
| Software | Parrot App | ParrotBridge in a Chrome tab |
| Extra hardware | None | A classic ESP32 (WROOM-32) and a USB data cable |
| Calls | Inbound, outbound and app calls | Inbound, outbound and app calls |
| AI | Every AI Parrot supports | Every AI Parrot supports |
| Keep running | Parrot App, PC awake and online | The ParrotBridge tab, computer awake and online |
| Strength | Better compatibility, with no extra hardware | Better Bluetooth signal on dedicated hardware |
Limits
- Windows 11 only. There is no macOS or Linux version of the app; on those systems use the ESP32 setup.
- One phone per PC. Windows gives the hands-free link to one phone at a time. If another phone is connected to the PC as a headset, disconnect it before you click Connect phone.
- The PC must stay on. When the PC sleeps, goes offline or Parrot App closes, the assistant leaves the line. You can continue a call in progress yourself; switch its audio back to your phone if needed.
- No signal bars. Windows does not report the phone's cellular signal, so Parrot leaves those rows out.
- Call length and spend follow your account limits — see Limits that protect you.
Do I need Microsoft Phone Link?
No. Parrot App uses the Bluetooth calling support built into Windows 11 itself, and needs no other app on the PC or the phone.