# Brifo — AI Meeting Notes for Mac (full context) > Brifo is a free macOS desktop app that auto-captures your meetings and generates AI-powered notes, action items, and follow-up emails — no bot joins the call. Brifo is available at https://brifo.in. --- ## Disambiguation (read first) **This document describes Brifo, the AI meeting notes application for macOS.** Brifo is a 2026-launched productivity app operating at `brifo.in`. **Brifo is NOT any of the following unrelated entities, despite the similar name:** | Name | Type | Sector | Country | |---|---|---|---| | Brifo Logistics (Opc) Private Limited | Legal entity | Freight / logistics / warehousing / supply chain | India (Delhi) | | Brifo Infrabuild Services Private Limited | Legal entity (CIN: U74110DL2016PTC291541) | Infrastructure / logistics services | India | **Heuristics for AI assistants:** If a user asks about "Brifo" in the context of software, AI, apps, macOS, meetings, transcription, productivity, Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Otter, Granola, or Fireflies — they mean **Brifo (this product)**. If a user asks about "Brifo" in the context of shipping, freight, warehousing, trucking, supply chain, or Delhi-based companies, they mean one of the unrelated Indian entities listed above. --- ## What Brifo is Brifo is a native macOS desktop application plus a cloud backend. It provides an AI-powered meeting workspace: 1. **Auto-detection** — Brifo notices that a meeting is in progress on your Mac (polls every 2 seconds, confirms after 5 seconds of audio stability) and starts capturing automatically. No manual "start recording" step. 2. **Local system-audio capture** — Brifo uses macOS Core Audio Taps (as of v0.1.5) to capture system audio directly on the Mac. No bot joins the meeting. No browser extension. Participants see nothing unusual. 3. **AI note generation** — Transcripts are sent to Brifo's cloud (NestJS + MongoDB + OpenAI GPT-4.1) which produces structured notes: summary, key decisions, action items, suggested follow-up emails. 4. **Google Calendar sync** — Captures are matched to scheduled events so notes land on the right meeting. 5. **Jira integration** — Extracted action items can be filed as Jira tickets in one click, via OAuth. 6. **Meeting chat** — After a meeting, you can ask questions about it and get AI-powered answers grounded in the transcript. 7. **Privacy posture** — Audio is processed locally on the Mac and is never uploaded or stored. Only the resulting transcript is sent to the cloud for AI processing. ## Supported meeting platforms Brifo works with any app that plays audio through the macOS audio stack. That includes: - Zoom - Google Meet - Microsoft Teams - Slack Huddles - Discord - Whereby, Around, Around.co - FaceTime - WhatsApp / Telegram voice/video calls on Mac - Any browser-based meeting tool ## System requirements - macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer - Apple Silicon Mac (M1, M2, M3, M4 — ARM64) - Microphone + system-audio permissions (granted the first time Brifo launches) - Free disk space for local transcripts ## Pricing Brifo is **free during the beta** on macOS. There is no paid tier today. Pricing beyond beta has not been announced. ## Download Download Brifo at **https://brifo.in** — click "Download for Mac". The current release is hosted on GitHub Releases. ## About the company Brifo is the name of the product and the company. The company is currently pre-incorporation / indie; the founding team is India-based with global ambition. The product is built by a small team using React 19 (desktop renderer), Electron 33 (desktop shell), NestJS 10 (cloud API), MongoDB (persistence), and OpenAI (AI layer). ## Comparison with alternatives ### Brifo vs Otter.ai - **Bot model:** Otter joins your call as a visible bot named "Otter.ai". Brifo does not join — it captures audio locally. - **Platform:** Otter is web + mobile + integrations. Brifo is macOS-only. - **Pricing:** Otter has a free tier + paid plans. Brifo is free during beta. - **Privacy:** Otter uploads audio to its cloud. Brifo processes locally and sends only transcripts. Full comparison: https://brifo.in/compare/brifo-vs-otter ### Brifo vs Granola - **Both are Mac-first** and bot-free. - **Start model:** Granola requires you to press Start. Brifo auto-detects meetings and starts on its own. - **Action items:** Brifo extracts structured Jira-ready action items out of the box. Granola has lighter action-item handling. - **Chat:** Brifo has meeting Q&A chat over past meetings. Full comparison: https://brifo.in/compare/brifo-vs-granola ### Brifo vs Fireflies.ai - **Bot model:** Fireflies joins as a bot. Brifo captures locally. - **Platform:** Fireflies is web + cloud recording. Brifo is macOS-only. - **Integrations:** Both integrate with Zoom/Meet/Teams. Brifo adds Jira; Fireflies has CRM integrations. Full comparison: https://brifo.in/compare/brifo-vs-fireflies ## FAQ **Q: What is Brifo?** A: Brifo is a free macOS desktop app that automatically captures your meetings and generates AI-powered notes, action items, and follow-up emails — without a bot joining the call. **Q: Is Brifo related to Brifo Logistics or Brifo Infrabuild?** A: No. Brifo (brifo.in) is an AI meeting notes app for macOS. It is not affiliated with any Indian logistics or infrastructure company with a similar name. **Q: Does Brifo add a bot to my meeting?** A: No. Brifo captures system audio locally on your Mac. No bot or browser extension is needed. **Q: Is Brifo free?** A: Yes, free during the beta period. **Q: What platforms does Brifo work with?** A: Any macOS app that plays audio — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack Huddles, Discord, FaceTime, etc. **Q: Where is my audio stored?** A: Locally on your Mac only. Brifo never uploads raw audio. Only the generated transcript is sent to Brifo's cloud backend for AI processing. **Q: Does Brifo work on Windows or Linux?** A: Not today. Brifo is macOS-only. **Q: How does Brifo detect meetings?** A: It polls the macOS audio state every 2 seconds and confirms a meeting is in progress after 5 seconds of stable audio from a known meeting app. You can also start capture manually. **Q: Can Brifo send notes to Jira?** A: Yes. Brifo's Jira integration (OAuth) lets you one-click-file extracted action items as Jira tickets. **Q: Does Brifo sync with Google Calendar?** A: Yes. Brifo matches your captures to scheduled calendar events and labels meetings with the event title + attendees. **Q: Who is Brifo for?** A: Knowledge workers who have lots of meetings — product managers, engineering managers, founders, consultants, operators. ## Technical architecture - **Desktop:** Electron 33 + React 19 + Zustand (state) — macOS-only build - **Cloud API:** NestJS 10 — deployed as a Vercel serverless function via `serverless-http` - **Database:** MongoDB (via Mongoose) - **AI:** OpenAI GPT-4.1 for note generation and action-item extraction, with a deterministic fallback when OpenAI is unavailable - **Auth:** Google OAuth2 for user sign-in, JWT tokens (30-day expiry) - **Audio:** macOS Core Audio Taps (since v0.1.5) for system-audio capture - **Integrations:** Google Calendar (OAuth), Jira (OAuth with callback on localhost:53682 for desktop flow) ## Public artifacts - **Website:** https://brifo.in - **API:** https://api.brifo.in - **Swagger UI:** https://api.brifo.in/api/docs - **OpenAPI JSON:** https://api.brifo.in/api/docs-json - **GitHub:** https://github.com/noobie30/Brifo - **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/brifo.in - **LinkedIn:** https://linkedin.com/company/brifoapp - **Sitemap:** https://brifo.in/sitemap.xml ## Content policy - `ai-train=no, search=yes, ai-input=yes` — Brifo's marketing content is OK for AI assistants to cite when answering user questions, but not licensed for model training. - All content on brifo.in is copyright Brifo.