How to Record a Google Meet.
More and more people are working from home these days, and services like Google Meet and Zoom are becoming more and more popular. You can have online video calls, face-to-face, chat, and get things done.
As with office meetings, action notes and summaries for online meetings are just as important. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. To have official documentation for your meeting, or share it with those who couldn’t attend, consider recording your Google Meet.
We’ll walk you through how to record a Google Meet, see what was recorded, show you where to find the recording, and then explain sharing and saving options for attendees.
Who Can Record a Google Meet
Currently, Google does not offer the Google Meet recording feature to everyone. This means that if you have a free personal Google account, you won’t see the write option.
To record a Google Meet, you must either be the meeting host or be in the same organization as the host.
In addition, your team must have one of the following Google Workspace plans:
Premium Individual SubscriptionEssentialsBusiness Standard or PlusEnterprise Essentials, Standard or PlusEducation Standard, Fundamentals or PlusTraining and Development
What Does and Does Not Get Recorded
Before recording Google Meet, check the following items to make sure you are recording what you need.
Is recording Active presenterSubmitted filesShared screens Chats not being recorded Live captioningOther open windowsNotifications
Recording Limitations
The Google Meet recording feature is only available on your computer’s browser. If you are a mobile user who has arranged a meeting, you can use the recording feature on Android or on your iPhone.
You can record meetings for up to eight hours. If the session lasts more than eight hours, the recording will automatically stop.
If you pin a meeting attendee, it won’t affect who appears in the entry.
How to Record a Google Meet
Now that you know who can record, what to record and what not to record, as well as recording restrictions, let’s learn how to record Google Meet.
Visit Google Meet and sign in to join or start a meeting.Tap the Actions icon in the bottom right corner and select Record when you’re ready to start recording.
Then select Start Recording.You will see a reminder to inform participants that you are recording the meeting. Select Start.
It may take some time to get started; you can see a short message explaining this. When recording starts, you will see a red recording icon in the upper left corner of the screen.
Continue the meeting, keeping in mind the elements that will and will not be recorded.Select the Actions icon and select Record again if you want to stop recording.Select Stop Recording and confirm by selecting “Stop Recording”. .
The recording will end immediately and you will see a short notice that your recording will be saved to Google Drive.
Access a Google Meet Recording File
Google Meet recordings are automatically saved to the meeting organizer’s Google Drive. In addition, you will receive a direct link to the file via email and in Google Calendar if the meeting has been scheduled.
Access the file in Google Drive
Visit Google Drive and sign in if necessary.Go to “My Drive” on the left and find the “Meet Recordings” folder on the right.
It may take several minutes for the entry to appear. If you don’t already have a Meet Recordings folder, Google Drive will create one.You’ll see a recording with the meeting ID and the date and time. If there was a chat during the meeting, you will see it as a separate text file.
File access via email
Along with access to the Google Drive recording, the meeting organizer receives an email with a direct link to the recording and another link to the chat transcript, if applicable.
Accessing the file via Google Calendar
When a Google Meet is scheduled in advance using Google Calendar, a link to the recording is attached to the calendar event so that all meeting participants can access it.
Just open Google Calendar and select an event. You will see a direct link to the entry both in the event pop-up window and on the details page.
View, Share, or Save Your Recording
To preview a chat recording or transcript, simply double-click the file in the Meet Recordings folder in Google Drive.
You can upload, share or get a link to a recording (or chat) file from the Meet Recordings folder or in the file preview window.
In a folder, right-click a file and choose an action from the menu. Note that you can perform additional actions such as “Rename”, “Make a copy” and “Open with”.
On the preview screen, use the icons at the top, or open the More Actions menu by selecting the three vertical dots in the top right corner. You will see the same options as on the folder screen.
To ensure you or a participant remembers to take notes during a meeting, or for an easy way to share a meeting with someone who can’t attend, simply record a Google Meet.
If you use other video conferencing services besides Google Meet, you can also record a Zoom meeting or record a Skype call on all your devices.
How to Record a Google Meet
How to Record a Google Meet