# Zoom meeting notes with Brifo

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.

## What is Zoom?
The default video conferencing platform for most business meetings. Used by 300M+ daily users.

## How to capture Zoom meetings
1. **Install Brifo**: Run `curl -fsSL https://brifo.in/dl/brifo-arm64.tar.gz | tar -xz -C /Applications` in Terminal.
2. **Grant macOS permissions**: Brifo asks for microphone and system audio recording access on first launch. Both required.
3. **Join your Zoom meeting normally**: Open Zoom and join the call as you would today. No bot setup, no Zoom integration to configure.
4. **Brifo auto-detects the meeting**: Within a few seconds, Brifo recognizes you're in a Zoom meeting and starts capturing system audio locally.
5. **Talk normally. No participant sees Brifo.**: Zoom participants see only the people in the meeting. Brifo never appears as an attendee.
6. **Get notes within 30 seconds of meeting end**: When 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


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

## FAQ
**Does Brifo work with Zoom?**

Yes. Brifo captures Zoom meetings on macOS via local system audio. No bot joins the call.

**Do I need a paid Zoom plan?**

No. Brifo works with any Zoom plan including Free.

**Will Zoom participants see Brifo as an attendee?**

No. Brifo doesn't join the meeting. It captures the audio your Mac is already playing.

**Does Brifo work with Zoom webinars?**

Yes. System audio capture works the same way regardless of Zoom mode.

**Can Brifo transcribe Zoom Phone calls?**

Yes. Zoom Phone PSTN calls play through macOS system audio so Brifo can capture them.

**Is Brifo better than Zoom's built-in AI Companion?**

Different tradeoffs. Zoom AI Companion uses cloud and is bundled with Zoom plans. Brifo is bot-free with local audio and includes Jira-native action items. For Mac-first users with engineering workflows, Brifo is usually preferred.