The recorder captures the meeting from your device's microphone. To start a recording and add an agenda, see Record a meeting with an optional agenda.
What gets recorded
The recorder records only the microphone you choose. It doesn't capture audio directly from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or Google Meet. For an online meeting, record it in that app, then upload the recording file from the dashboard with Upload Media File.
Controls while recording
Pause stops recording for a moment. Resume continues the same recording.
Stop ends the recording.
Microphone lets you switch to another microphone while you record. You'll see Microphone changed when the switch works.
Microphone level shows Speaking when your microphone picks up voices and Quiet when it doesn't. If it stays on Quiet while people talk, check or switch the microphone.
If you see Microphone access denied, allow microphone access for minutesgenerator.com in your browser settings, then refresh the page.
How your recording is saved
While you record, MinutesGenerator saves the audio on your device and uploads it in small pieces every few seconds.
If your internet connection drops, keep recording. Saved audio uploads when the connection returns.
While you record, pages you open in MinutesGenerator open in a new tab, so the recording keeps going in its own tab.
On supported devices, the screen stays on while you record.
After you click Stop, you'll see Saving recording.... Keep the page open until it finishes. MinutesGenerator then creates the transcript and minutes.
If the tab closes or your computer restarts
Recording stops when the tab closes, but the audio recorded up to that point isn't lost. Open MinutesGenerator again in the same browser and it finishes saving the earlier recording automatically. You'll see a message such as An earlier recording was saved. If you don't return to that browser, MinutesGenerator saves the audio that was already uploaded after about four hours.
To download a recording, see Recover or download a recorder audio file.