How To Record a Meeting In Google Meet (4 steps)

Knowing how to record Google Meet calls is essential for capturing important discussions, sharing content with those who couldn’t attend, or simply reviewing the meeting later. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the process of recording your Google Meet video calls and introduce you to Tactiq, a tool for saving and transcribing your meeting recordings.

For more tips on Google Meet, check out Set Up, Start, and Join a Google Meet and Google Meet Companion Mode: How It Works.

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How to Record a Google Meet on Any Device

Here’s how to quickly check your recording permissions, start and stop a recording, and access your saved video in Google Drive from desktop/laptop.

Recording on Desktop or Laptop

1. Verify Recording Permissions for Your Account

The Google Meet recording feature is available for certain Google Workspace editions:

• Essentials
• Business Standard
• Business Plus
• Enterprise Starter
• Enterprise Essentials
• Enterprise Standard
• Enterprise Plus
• Education Plus
• Teaching and Learning Upgrade
• Workspace Individual Subscriber
• Google One subscribers with at least 2 TB of storage space

The Google Workspace administrator must also enable this feature for your account. You can record Google Meet sessions if:

• You are the meeting host.
• You have been made a co-host, even if you're from outside the host’s organization.
• You are part of the host’s organization and the Host Management feature is turned off.
• You are a teacher or co-teacher using Google Classroom to set up the meeting.

2. Start or Join Your Google Meet

Head over to meet.google.com to either start or join the Google Meet call.

3. Begin Recording

• In the meeting, click "Activities" on the lower right-hand side.
• At the top of the Activities panel, choose "Recording."
• In the Recording panel, click "Start recording."

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A notification will appear in the top left corner of everyone’s screen when the recording begins, making participants aware that the Google Meet session is being recorded.

4. Stop and Save the Recording

• To stop the recording, open the Activities panel again, select "Recording," and then click "Stop recording."
• Your Google Meet recordings will be saved in the meeting organizer’s Google Drive under "My Drive" in a folder titled "Meet Recordings." Both the meeting host and the person who initiated the recording will receive an email with a recording link to access it.

Recording on mobile (Android and iOS devices)

For Android and iOS devices, you can use the built-in screen recording features:

• Android: Swipe down from the top of your screen to access the Quick Settings panel, then tap the "Screen Recorder" icon.

• iOS: Swipe down from the top-right corner (or up from the bottom on older devices) to open the Control Center, and tap the "Screen Recording" button.

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Save a Transcription with Your Google Meet Recording

Google Meet offers live closed-captioning, which is available for free to all users. Recently, Google Meet introduced the "Take Notes for Me" feature, which can automatically summarize meeting highlights. However, this feature is currently available only to users with specific Google Workspace add-ons. Additionally, it's still being gradually rolled out, so not all users have access yet.

If you don’t have access to "Take Notes for Me," Tactiq offers an excellent alternative with powerful AI features. Tactiq is a free Chrome Extension that automatically saves and transcribes captions from your Google Meet sessions.

Here’s how you can record Google Meet videos and download a transcript for your meeting:

1. Install the Tactiq Extension

Start by installing the free Tactiq extension from the Chrome Web Store.

2. ‍Create a Free Account

Sign up for a free Tactiq account. Make sure to connect Google Meet under Integrations.

3. ‍Join a Google Meet Meeting

After your extension is installed and your account is ready, join a Google Meet meeting. The Tactiq widget will appear on the right side of the screen. Click on the Tactiq icon in the widget to view captions in real-time.

4. ‍Save and Download the Transcript

The transcript will be available in your Tactiq account, with options to download it as a PDF or TXT file. You can also access the transcript in your Google Drive, complete with speaker names, timestamps, highlights, and screenshots.

Share Your Transcript

Easily share your transcript via a link or add it to Google Docs or Notion.

Explore Tactiq's New AI Features

Tactiq now introduces advanced AI tools designed to maximize your meeting efficiency:

• Custom AI Prompts for Tailored Insights: Ask Tactiq AI specific questions about your meeting to gain deeper, customized insights. You can save these prompts to create a personalized AI library that aligns with your job and role.

• Enhanced Productivity with AI Meeting Kits: Use GPT-powered AI prompts to automate follow-up actions based on your discussions. Customize these prompts to generate personalized AI meeting notes, making each meeting more actionable.

Tactiq’s AI-driven features ensure that you capture every important detail and transform your meetings into highly productive sessions.

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Wrapping It Up

Recording your Google Meet calls ensures you never miss important details, and with tools like Tactiq, you can enhance your meeting documentation with AI-driven insights and automated notes. Whether you’re hosting a business meeting or a team collaboration, these features ensure that your meetings are both productive and easily accessible for future reference.