Brifo

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Brifo captures Zoom meetings on macOS without a bot, in any Zoom plan (personal, business, education, webinar). System audio handled locally. Zoom participants see nothing unusual.

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What is Zoom?

The default video conferencing platform for most business meetings. Used by 300M+ daily users.

How to capture Zoom meetings with Brifo

  1. 1
    Install BrifoRun `curl -fsSL https://brifo.in/dl/brifo-arm64.tar.gz | tar -xz -C /Applications` in Terminal.
  2. 2
    Grant macOS permissionsBrifo asks for microphone and system audio recording access on first launch. Both required.
  3. 3
    Join your Zoom meeting normallyOpen Zoom and join the call as you would today. No bot setup, no Zoom integration to configure.
  4. 4
    Brifo auto-detects the meetingWithin a few seconds, Brifo recognizes you're in a Zoom meeting and starts capturing system audio locally.
  5. 5
    Talk normally. No participant sees Brifo.Zoom participants see only the people in the meeting. Brifo never appears as an attendee.
  6. 6
    Get notes within 30 seconds of meeting endWhen Zoom call ends, Brifo's note generates: decisions, action items, follow-up email draft, per-attendee updates.

Why Zoom works better with Brifo

  • No 'Otter.ai' or 'Fireflies Fred' bot appearing in your Zoom
  • Zoom audio captured locally on your Mac. Never uploaded.
  • Auto-detection: no per-meeting calendar setup or bot scheduling
  • Action items file to Jira, Linear, or OpenProject directly from the Zoom call
  • Works with Zoom personal, business, education, and webinar modes
  • Meeting Q&A chat across every past Zoom meeting

Zoom is the default for most business meetings, and most AI meeting tools work with Zoom by sending a visible bot into the call. Brifo takes a different approach. Capture the system audio that Zoom is already playing on your Mac, transcribe it locally, and never add a bot to the meeting. The result is identical capture quality with zero bot visibility. Zoom participants on the other end see only you. Works for one-on-one Zoom calls, recurring team standups, all-hands webinars, and Zoom Phone PSTN calls. No Zoom integration to configure, no calendar bot to invite, no upgrade tier required (works the same way on Zoom Free as on Enterprise).

Known issues:
  • Zoom phone calls (PSTN-only) capture works but transcription quality depends on call audio quality

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