LesskeysHow to record Google Meet
In Meet, the host selects Meeting tools, then Recording, and everyone gets a notification. Only some plans can record, so there is a second way as well.
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The Recording button
How to record Google Meet with the built-in button
- In the meeting, select Meeting tools, then Recording.
- Select Start recording, then Start in the pop-up.
- To stop, select Meeting tools, Recording, then Stop recording.
Who can record
Who can record on Meet
The right plan, the right person, and everyone is notified.
The host, a co-host the host promoted, or a colleague when Host Management is off. Your plan must include recording and your admin must allow it. A personal account is not on Google's list.
Source: Google, Record a video meeting. Checked 20 Oct 2026.
Not the host
Not the host on Meet? Ask first
No Recording button means you are not allowed to use it.
Ask the host to record, or to make you a co-host. A copy you make outside Meet is yours to announce: tell the people on the call.
Where it goes
Where Meet saves the recording
It goes to the organizer's Google Drive, not to your computer.
A folder named Google Meet.
One sub-folder per meeting, in the organizer's Drive.
An email with the link.
To the organizer and whoever started it.
It stops by itself.
After 8 hours, or when all leave.
Source: Google, Record a video meeting. Checked 20 Oct 2026.
The transcript
Google Meet transcription
Meet writes a transcript on most of the same plans, in eight languages.
Select Meeting tools, then Transcribe. The text goes to the organizer's Drive, in eight languages.
Source: Google, Use Transcripts with Google Meet. Checked 20 Oct 2026.
Lesskeys transcribes a call it recorded, or a file you add, in 99 languages: transcribe a file without uploading it.
Your own copy
Meet copy, no bot
Use Meet's button when your organization asks for it. Use Lesskeys for a private copy of your own.
- No botjoins the call
- Nothinguploaded
- Any tabor desktop app
On a Mac
Record Google Meet on a Mac with Lesskeys
- Keep Lesskeys open: when Meet uses your microphone, a small Call detected prompt may offer 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 Google Meet on Windows with Lesskeys
- Keep Lesskeys open: when Meet uses your microphone, a small Call detected prompt may offer 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 Google Meet
Can you record a Google Meet?
Yes, if you are the host or allowed to, your admin has turned it on and your plan includes recording: these Workspace editions, among others (Business Standard and up, Education Plus, Workspace Individual), or Google One with 2 TB or more. Select Meeting tools, then Recording.
Where do Google Meet recordings get saved?
In the organizer's Google Drive, in a folder named Google Meet with one sub-folder for each meeting. The organizer and the person who started the recording get an email with the link.
Can you tell if someone is recording a Google Meet?
Meet notifies everyone when its own recording starts or stops. It cannot announce a recording made outside Meet, so tell the people on the call before you record one.
Can Google Meet do AI transcription?
On the plans Google lists, yes: Meeting tools, then Transcribe, then Start transcription. It writes the spoken words to the organizer's Google Drive, in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese or Spanish.
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