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How to record a Google Meet

Deepu Nair· CEO, Sunnyside AIUpdated 12 Nov 20264 min

The short answer

Open Meeting tools in Google Meet, choose Recording, then Start recording. Recording needs a Google Workspace plan that includes it, and an admin must allow it. Everyone in the call is told. The file is saved in the organizer's Google Drive. For a way with no bot, Sunnyside AI listens on your own computer.

The steps

  1. 01
    Start or join the meetingYou need permission to record. The host has it, and Host management can limit who else does.
  2. 02
    Open Meeting toolsIt is at the bottom right of the call.
  3. 03
    Choose RecordingYou can pick a language to record captions in.
  4. 04
    Click Start recording, then StartMeet tells everyone in the call, including people on phones.
  5. 05
    Stop itMeeting tools, Recording, Stop recording. It also stops when everyone leaves, and at 8 hours.
  6. 06
    Find the fileIt is in the organizer's Drive, in the Google Meet folder. The organizer and the person who started it get a link by email.

Which way to choose

Meet records only if your plan and your admin allow it. If they do not, Sunnyside AI still works.

Compared onMeet recordingA bot note takerSunnyside AI
Plan neededA Workspace edition that includes recording, with the admin allowing itAn account with the bot serviceThe desktop app on a Mac or Windows computer
Where it ends upThe organizer's Google DriveIn the bot service's accountIn your Sunnyside AI app
Does a guest join the callNoYes, a named bot shows in the participant listNo
What you getA video recordingA transcript and a summaryNotes, a transcript and a follow-up draft

Limits

  • Sunnyside AI works from audio, so you get notes and a transcript, not a video file.
  • It runs on a Mac or Windows computer, not on a phone or a tablet.
  • It is built for sales calls, not lectures or interviews.
  • Its notes live in the Sunnyside AI app, not in your Google Drive.
Discovery call · meet.google.com18:42
Claire Dunn on a video callClaire Dunn · Meridian Group
18:42
“Can you send the security document by Thursday?”
Draft ready: the security document to Claire, due Thursday, with the date in the subject.
From your notes · 3 s after Claire said it

On a real call, this is what you would see

Sunnyside AI writes the notes while the call is fresh, and no bot joins.

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Questions people ask

Which Google plans can record a Meet?

Several Workspace editions can, including Business Standard and Plus and the Enterprise editions, plus Workspace Individual. Google lists them on its help page, so check yours there.

Where does a Meet recording go?

To the organizer's Google Drive, in a Google Meet folder with a subfolder for each meeting. A link also goes on the Calendar event.

Does Meet tell people it is recording?

Yes. Everyone in the call is told when recording starts and stops, including people on phones.

Is it legal to record a Google Meet?

It depends on where each person is. Tell people at the start of the call and ask.