Frequently Asked Questions
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What is Firnot?
Firnot is decision memory for teams, with evidence. It turns meetings and the work you choose to share into decisions, actions, and context you can search later—each one linked back to the source it came from. Meeting capture is one way information gets in; it's not the whole product.
How is Firnot different from a meeting notetaker?
Most tools in that category end at the summary. Firnot's product begins there. Every decision keeps its reasoning and a link back to the moment it was made, so six months later you can ask why you chose something and get a real answer—not a transcript to re-read. Capture is yours to control: no vendor account ever joins your call, you upload what you choose, and you decide what becomes memory and how long it is kept.
Can Firnot tell me why a decision was made?
Yes—that's the core of the product. Every decision Firnot captures keeps its rationale attached: the sources that fed into it and the reasoning behind it, not just the outcome. Ask "why did we choose Postgres?" and you get the reasoning and the original conversation it came from, not a guess.
What is a D.A.R.E. summary?
D.A.R.E. stands for Decisions, Actions, Risks, and Expectations. It's Firnot's framework for extracting the most important outcomes from any meeting. Instead of a wall of text, you get structured insights: what was decided, who needs to do what, potential concerns raised, and what everyone expects to happen next.
How does decision search work?
Decision search lets you ask natural language questions across all your meetings. Ask 'Why did we choose Postgres over MongoDB?' or 'What was decided about the Q2 roadmap?' and Firnot searches through all transcripts to find the answer with timestamps and source links. It's like having a searchable memory of every meeting.
Can Firnot transcribe meetings in Spanish?
Yes. Firnot supports transcription in multiple languages including English and Spanish. The AI transcription is powered by Google Gemini and handles various accents and speaking styles across supported languages.
Is there a free trial or free tier?
Yes. The Free tier includes 50 documents, 10 AI queries per day, and 1 integration—no credit card required. You can also try the 30-second D.A.R.E. demo on our homepage without signing up to see how meeting summaries work.
Who is Firnot designed for?
Firnot is designed for engineering teams of 10-200 people, technical organizations, project managers, and team leads. It's particularly valuable for teams that lose institutional knowledge when people leave, need to track decisions and action items across multiple meetings, or are concerned about meeting bot privacy.
What integrations does Firnot support?
Firnot integrates with Slack for notifications and action item reminders, Jira for tracking action items, GitHub for development context, Google Calendar for meeting scheduling, and Google Docs for documentation. More integrations are added regularly.
How much does Firnot cost?
Firnot offers four tiers: Free ($0/month for 1 user, 50 docs), Team ($99/month for 5 users, 5K docs), Business ($299/month for 20 users, SSO, API access), and Enterprise ($999/month for 50 users, unlimited docs, custom integrations, SLA). LATAM teams receive a 45% discount on all paid plans.
How does visibility work?
Every item you capture has its own visibility, set by you: private (only you), shared with specific people, or visible to your whole project team. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest. No vendor bot ever joins a call to record it—you upload what you choose, so nothing gets processed without your say-so. Privacy is a property of how Firnot is built, not the whole reason to use it.
How does Firnot know which decision is current?
Decisions change, and Firnot tracks that instead of hiding it. When a new decision supersedes an old one, Firnot keeps both: the original, the new context that changed it, and which one is current now. Ask about it later and you get the current answer plus the history of how it got there—not just whichever version was captured first.
What is institutional memory and why does it matter?
Institutional memory is the collective knowledge of why decisions were made, what was tried before, and how your team works. When people leave, this knowledge often walks out the door. Firnot captures and indexes this information so anyone can search 'Why did we choose X?' months or years later and find the original discussion.
Can I use Firnot for non-meeting content?
Yes. While optimized for meetings, Firnot can process any audio/video recording and supports document uploads. Teams use it for recorded presentations, training sessions, customer calls, and any content where you need searchable transcripts and structured summaries.
Does Firnot require any special hardware or software?
No. Firnot is a web-based platform that works in any modern browser. You upload recordings in common formats (MP3, MP4, WAV, M4A, WebM) and access your transcripts, summaries, and search from any device. There's nothing to install.
Ready to try Firnot?
See D.A.R.E. summaries in action with our 30-second demo—no signup required.