How to record a Google Meet call without a bot

Transcript.audio records a Google Meet call from your own computer, so no bot is added to the meeting. It notices the browser using your microphone on a meeting page, records the call, and writes a transcript and notes when you leave.

How do I record a Google Meet call?

1. Install the app from the download page and work through the setup guide: sign in, allow recording and choose where to save meetings.
2. Leave Settings > Recording > When a call starts on Automatic (countdown, recommended), the default. Or choose Ask first, and you are asked Record this call? each time.
3. Join your Meet call as normal. Nothing is installed in Meet and nothing is added to the call.
4. After 10 seconds of microphone use a countdown shows in the menu bar or tray, then recording starts. Start now begins sooner and Don't record this call skips it.
5. When the call ends the recording stops by itself. A Recording saved notification appears, and a minute or two later Notes ready opens the meeting in Recent meetings.

How does it know a browser tab is a call?

With the default setting, Any app using the microphone, a live microphone in a call is enough, in a browser or any other app. With Meeting apps and meeting pages only, browsers count only on a meeting page such as Google Meet. Both options are under Settings > Recording > What starts a recording. See How meetings are detected.

Nothing recorded? See Meeting not detected. The app works with any meeting app: Automatic detection for any meeting app. Get it from the download page.