Parrot (formerly Parrot Security OS) is a Debian-based, security-oriented distribution featuring a collection of utilities designed for penetration testing, computer forensics, reverse engineering, hacking, privacy, anonymity and cryptography. The product, developed by Frozenbox, comes with MATE as the default desktop environment.
Quick facts
What is the latest version of Parrot?
The latest tracked version of Parrot is 7.2, released May 9, 2026.
How many Parrot releases does OS.watch track?
OS.watch tracks 13 Parrot releases, the earliest from 2022.
How is Parrot rated?
Parrot has an average community rating of 3.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews on OS.watch.
Release history
13 releasesReviews
worthles POS OS, no bluetooth or wifi... garbage out of the box, go with kali linux or kali purple or debian tweolve because this is total bullshit and trash
I have been using Linux since it came out. Unix before that. Kali and Parrot. Fantastic movement forward!!!!!