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Install Jiva
Paste one command. Jiva downloads, installs and opens.
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Grant the four permissionsWhat each one is for, and how to grant it1:433
Download the modelsWhat downloads, and when Jiva is ready1:064
Record your first meetingStart, stop, and read your notes1:405
Tour the main windowMeetings, To-dos, People and Settings1:176
Check that your Mac is supportedChip, macOS, memory and free space0:547
Keep Jiva up to dateHow updates arrive0:55
Grant the four permissionsWhat each one is for, and how to grant it1:433Download the modelsWhat downloads, and when Jiva is ready1:064Record your first meetingStart, stop, and read your notes1:405Tour the main windowMeetings, To-dos, People and Settings1:176Check that your Mac is supportedChip, macOS, memory and free space0:547Keep Jiva up to dateHow updates arrive0:55Auto-record, recording by hand, rooms, and the overlay
Record meetings
0:47Let Jiva record by itselfAuto-record, and the apps it works in
0:38Choose which apps Jiva recordsOne switch for each meeting app
0:47Start and stop a recording yourselfRecord, Stop, and the silence timer
0:42How Jiva hears both sides of a callMe, the other side, and headphones
0:48Record from a meeting roomZoom Rooms, Meet Companion and Teams Rooms
0:59Use the overlay during a callThe running summary: move, hide, turn off
0:51Get help during a callAssist, Recap and AskSummaries, source links, shared screens, and deleting
Notes and transcripts
0:54Read your meeting notesSummary, what changed, action items, transcript
0:47See where a note came fromFrom a note to the line where it was said
1:00Keep what was shown on screenText and pictures of shared slides
0:40Find or delete a meetingSearch the list, and delete for goodHow Jiva learns voices, and how to fix a name
Speakers and names
0:50How Jiva learns voicesName a voice once, and Jiva remembers it
0:53Fix a wrong or missing speaker nameWrong name, Speaker 1, or too many speakers
0:48Review the voices Jiva knowsConfirm, rename or forget a voice
0:53Learn names from the meeting windowReal names from Zoom, Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack
0:56Use People pagesOne page for each person you meetType by voice, and draft a chat reply from your meetings
Dictation and Reply with context
0:49Dictate in any appHold Right ⌘, speak, release
0:49Change the dictation key, or turn dictation offAnother key, off, the bar and the sounds
1:00Teach Jiva your wordsLearned spelling fixes, and your glossary
0:53Reply with contextA draft from what was decided, in one keyConnect Google Calendar, reminders, and meeting prep
Calendar and meeting prep
0:49Connect Google CalendarConnect once, read-only
0:59Get a reminder before each meetingJoin & Record from the reminder
1:02Prepare for a meetingWhat to raise, ticked off as you talkTurn it on, how it runs, to-dos, heads-ups, and drafts with Claude
Second brain
0:52Turn on the second brainOne click in Jiva, then two approvals in Claude
1:03How the second brain runsFirst load, hourly runs, and run health
1:03Keep your to-dos in one listOn me, Waiting on others, and how to add one
0:50Read your heads-upsThings you would want to know, with evidence
0:59Do a to-do with ClaudeFrom a to-do to a private draft
0:41Check or undo Claude’s transcript fixesSee each fix, and undo it
0:41Turn off the second brainStop the runs; keep the storeInstall Jiva’s tools, and what to ask
Jiva in Claude and other AI apps
0:47Connect Jiva to ClaudeInstall Jiva’s tools in your AI app
0:43Ask Claude about your meetingsQuestions to ask, in plain wordsWhat stays on your Mac, and where your files are
Privacy and data
0:55What stays on your MacWhat leaves your Mac, and when
0:58Find, back up or delete your dataOne folder on your MacRecording, notes, permissions, and how to reach us
Fix a problem
0:59The other side of the call is missingOnly your own words are in the transcript
0:49Jiva did not start recordingFour checks when Auto-record stays quiet
0:50A meeting has no notesNo summary or transcript after a meeting
0:48Fix a permissionTurn a macOS permission back on
0:49Send your logs and get helpFind the logs, the version, and usStill stuck
Talk to us
Open the chat at the bottom right of this page, or write to ceo@jiva.works. To send your logs, click the lotus in the menu bar and choose View Logs.