LesskeysHow to record a Webex meeting
In Webex, the host records the meeting, and a cohost can if the host is away. To keep your own copy on your computer instead, or when you are an attendee, there is a second way.
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Who can record
Who can record in Webex
The host records. A cohost takes over when the host is not there.
When the original host joins, they take the host role and recording back. Webex shows a recording indicator in the host's window.
Source: Cisco, Record a meeting or webinar. Checked 20 Oct 2026.
Not the host
Not the host in Webex? Ask first
An attendee has no Record button. Ask the host.
Ask the host to record and share the file with you. For a copy of your own, tell the people in the meeting.
Where it goes
Where Webex saves the file
On your computer as an MP4, or in Webex's cloud.
On your computer.
The Documents folder on Windows, your Home folder on a Mac.
In User Hub.
Cloud recordings: sign in at user.webex.com and open Recordings.
Plans differ.
The Free plan records to the computer from the desktop app only. Cloud recording needs a paid plan.
Source: Cisco, Record a meeting or webinar, Cisco, Find your Webex recordings. Checked 20 Oct 2026.
The transcript
Webex transcription
A Webex recording on your computer has no transcript.
Transcripts come with cloud recordings once an admin turns them on. Lesskeys writes one for a call it records, or a file you add, in 99 languages: transcribe a file without uploading it.
Your own copy
Webex copy, no bot
Use Webex's recording when the host asks for it. Use Lesskeys for a private copy of your own.
- No botjoins the call
- Nothinguploaded
- Desktop appor browser
On a Mac
Record Webex on a Mac with Lesskeys
- Keep Lesskeys open: when Webex uses your microphone, a small Call detected prompt offers Record, or choose Record Call.
- Press stop: the transcript is written on your Mac
macOS asks for Screen Recording permission the first time.
Tell the people you record; some places require everyone's consent.
On Windows
Record Webex on Windows with Lesskeys
- Keep Lesskeys open: when Webex uses your microphone, a small Call detected prompt offers Record, or choose Record Call.
- Press Stop & Transcribe: the transcript is written on your PC
Tell the people you record; some places require everyone's consent.
Questions
Questions about recording a Webex meeting
Can you record a Webex meeting?
Yes. The host records, and a cohost can when the host is not in the meeting. Webex saves a computer recording as an MP4 file; cloud recording needs a paid plan.
Why is there no Record button in Webex?
Usually because you are an attendee: Webex describes recording for the host and cohost. Ask the host to record and share the file, or an admin may have limited recording on that site.
Where do Webex recordings get saved?
Computer recordings go to the Documents folder on Windows or the Home folder on a Mac. Cloud recordings are in User Hub, under Recordings.
How do I record a Webex meeting as a participant?
Ask the host to record, or tell the people in the meeting and record the sound on your own computer with Lesskeys, which uses no bot.
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