Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! All Fiavaion products are completely free to use for both personal and commercial purposes. We believe accessibility and creative tools should be available to everyone regardless of budget. Our development is supported by our amazing community through voluntary donations.

No. None of our products require account creation, registration, or login. Simply download and use—no strings attached.

No. We take privacy seriously. Our products process everything locally on your device—no data is sent to external servers, no telemetry is collected, and no tracking exists. Your data stays yours.

You can get help through several channels:

• Documentation - Browse our comprehensive guides
• GitHub Issues - Report bugs or request features on our GitHub repositories
• Community - Join our Discord or forums for community support

There are several ways to support our work:

• Donate - Support development through Patreon or one-time donations
• Spread the word - Tell others about our products
• Report issues - Help us improve by reporting bugs
• Suggest features - Share your ideas on GitHub

Fee-Ah-Vee-On (fee-AH-vee-on)

We know, we know. It's not exactly "Google" or "Apple." Our founder clearly prioritized "sounds cool" over "easy to say in conversation without sounding like you're casting a spell."

Acceptable alternatives include:

• "That accessibility extension thing"
• "The video wall app"
• "Fee-uh... Fava... you know what I mean"
• Just pointing at your screen

We won't judge. We've heard it all. Someone once called us "Flavor-ion" and honestly? We kind of liked it.

AssisT is currently available as a Chrome extension. It works on all Chromium-based browsers including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and Opera. Firefox and Safari support may be added in future releases.

Yes! Most features work completely offline since all processing happens locally. Text-to-Speech uses your browser's built-in voices, reading modes transform content locally, and voice commands process on-device. Translation requires an internet connection but doesn't send your data to third parties.

Click the AssisT icon in your browser toolbar, then enable "Voice Commands" in the settings. You may need to grant microphone permissions when prompted. Once enabled, say "Hey AssisT" followed by your command—there are 60+ voice commands available for hands-free control.

Yes. AssisT processes all data locally on your device with no external data transmission, making it suitable for FERPA (educational) and HIPAA (healthcare) compliant environments. No student or patient data ever leaves the browser.

AssisT is compliant with WCAG 2.2 AA standards. We've conducted extensive testing with neurodivergent users and automated accessibility tools to ensure the extension is accessible to users with various disabilities.

AssisT supports translation to and from 35+ languages instantly. No API keys or subscriptions required—it works out of the box.

AssisT offers three specialized reading modes:

• Bionic Reading - Emphasizes the beginning of words to guide your eye through text faster
• Syllable Highlighting - Breaks words into syllables with color coding to aid pronunciation
• Grammar Color-Coding - Color-codes parts of speech (nouns, verbs, etc.) for better comprehension

Toggle these from the AssisT popup or use keyboard shortcuts.

AssisT includes 9 pre-configured profiles optimized for different neurodivergent conditions and learning styles. Each profile adjusts default settings like reading speed, highlighting colors, font preferences, and feature combinations for the best experience. You can also create custom profiles.

Use the Screenshot & OCR tool to capture any part of your screen. AssisT will extract text from the captured area, which you can then read aloud, copy, or translate. Perfect for working with scanned documents, images, or PDFs that aren't text-selectable.

• OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
• Runtime: .NET 9.0
• GPU: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
• RAM: 8GB minimum, 16GB recommended
• Storage: SSD strongly recommended for smooth playback

Not yet. MultiMon currently supports Windows only. macOS and Linux support are planned for future releases—follow our GitHub for updates.

MultiMon supports most common formats:

• Standard: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM
• Professional: ProRes (via system codecs)
• GPU-Accelerated: HAP, HAP Alpha, HAP Q

For best performance with video walls, we recommend converting to HAP format.

HAP is a video codec designed for real-time playback. Unlike H.264 which requires CPU decoding, HAP uses GPU-native compression—your graphics card decompresses it directly with minimal CPU usage.

Benefits:

• 5-15% CPU usage vs 30-60% for H.264
• Smoother multi-monitor playback
• Frame-accurate timing
• Better synchronization

Trade-off: HAP files are 4-8x larger than H.264. See our HAP Codec guide for details.

Only if you want to use the built-in HAP converter. FFmpeg is not required for playing videos. If you want to convert videos to HAP format, install FFmpeg from ffmpeg.org and MultiMon will detect it automatically.

Yes and no. MultiMon uses a single spanning canvas architecture—one video decoder feeds all monitors, which provides inherent synchronization without the issues of multi-decoder setups.

For playing different videos across monitors, MultiMon offers sync groups and master-slave relationships. However, different videos with different codecs may have slight timing variations. For best sync, use identical codecs (ideally HAP) across all videos. See our Video Synchronization guide.

Use .mmproj for editing, .mmplay for shows. See Quick Perform Files for details.

• Auto (Recommended) - Automatically selects the best mode for your system
• D3D11VA - Modern DirectX 11 acceleration for Windows 10/11
• DXVA2 - Legacy acceleration for older systems or troubleshooting
• None - Software decoding (uses CPU only)

Configure in Settings → Performance → Hardware Acceleration. See Settings guide for details.

HAP uses GPU-native texture compression (DXT/BC) which is designed for fast decompression, not small file sizes. A 1080p video at 30fps:

• H.264: ~1-2 MB/second
• HAP: ~6-8 MB/second
• HAP Q: ~12-16 MB/second

This is the trade-off for smooth, low-CPU playback. Use an SSD for best results with HAP.

Open Audio → Mixer & Routing to access MultiMon's professional audio system. You can:

• Route video audio to specific outputs
• Add separate audio tracks independent of video
• Create custom channel mappings
• Mix and balance levels

See our Audio Mixer & Routing guide for complete documentation.

Try these steps:

1. Move files to SSD - Hard drives often can't keep up with high-bitrate video
2. Convert to HAP - GPU-accelerated playback reduces CPU load
3. Check hardware acceleration - Ensure it's enabled in Settings
4. Update GPU drivers - Outdated drivers cause issues
5. Close other applications - Free up system resources

Recommended workflow:

1. Create and test your setup in a .mmproj project file
2. Convert videos to HAP for reliable playback
3. Export to .mmplay (File → Export Quick Perform File)
4. Test the .mmplay on the venue computer
5. Double-click the .mmplay to auto-start playback

The .mmplay file launches directly into Perform Mode—perfect for operators. See Quick Perform Files for more.