Fireflies turns its meeting notetaker into an AI teammate called Fred
Fireflies.ai launched a new version of Fred, its AI assistant, on November 11. Fred used to take meeting notes. Now it also works across email, Slack, your calendar and more than 240 connected apps, under one subscription.
Fred still takes notes in Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams, with or without a bot in the call. New parts include a morning brief from your calendar, meetings and messages, and research on attendees before a call. Fred can sort your inbox and draft replies for you to review, sum up Slack threads, and take tasks when you tag @Fred.
Fireflies also added free tools. Fireflies Scheduler makes booking links, Fireflies Talk gives voice typing in any app, and Fireflies Clips records your screen and turns it into a guide. FredBots can take on ongoing jobs, such as weekly customer feedback reports. Voice agents can run screening calls and support calls, and the team reviews the summaries.
Fireflies also showed Fly, a small device for a phone that takes notes on calls and in person. It asks users to tell everyone when they record.
What it means for your work
- For sales teams: Use the meeting prep to recall past calls before you talk to a customer.
- For managers: Read Fred's draft replies and follow-ups before they go out.
- For trainers: Record a task once with Clips and share the step-by-step guide.
Claude is also moving into meetings. See our report on Claude's new team tools.