Transcription
Record and save meeting transcripts with speaker attribution.
Transcription
Transcription captures all spoken words during a meeting and saves them as text, with speaker attribution.
Enabling Transcription
Transcription starts automatically when a moderator joins; the More menu shows Stop transcription while it's recording. If it's off, a moderator can re-enable it:
- Join a meeting as the host or a moderator (transcription is moderator-only)
- Open the More menu in the control bar
- Click Start transcription — speech is captured and attributed to each speaker
- Click Stop transcription in the same menu to end it
How Transcription Works
- Speech is captured in real-time from all participants
- Each line is attributed to the speaker:
Speaker Name: text of speech - Words accumulate in a local buffer during the session
- When you stop transcription, the full transcript is saved as a message in the meeting chat with a special "transcription" type
- The transcript is visible in the chat and persists after the meeting ends
Viewing Transcriptions
Transcriptions saved in the chat can be displayed in three modes:
| Mode | Description |
|---|---|
| Collapsed | Shows a summary with an expand button |
| Expanded | Shows the full transcript |
| Hidden | Hides transcription messages in the chat |
You change the transcription display mode from the chat's Display settings menu (the gear icon in the chat header) — not from the Settings page. The choice is stored locally in the browser.
Use Cases
- Meeting minutes — Capture everything said for reference
- Compliance — Keep records of discussions for regulatory purposes
- Absent participants — Share the transcript with people who couldn't attend
- Review — Go back and review specific parts of the discussion
Important Notes
- Transcription captures the translated text if translation is active
- The quality of transcription depends on audio quality — use a good microphone and minimize background noise
- Long meetings produce large transcripts — they're stored as chat messages and don't count toward your storage quota separately
- Only the host or moderators can start/stop transcription; regular participants don't see the toggle
- Each transcription session creates a separate message in the chat
Default Setting
Transcription is on by default when a moderator joins a meeting — they see Stop transcription in the More menu and can disable it for that call. The state is per-conference (not persisted across calls).
Related
- Meeting Controls — Find the transcription toggle in the More menu
- Chat — Where transcriptions are saved as messages