Record Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet

The Pocket desktop app can record the audio from Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet calls on macOS and Windows. Pocket captures your microphone and the meeting audio playing through your computer, then turns the conversation into a transcript, summary, and action items.

Pocket records locally through the desktop app. It does not add a recording bot or extra participant to your meeting.

Before your meeting

1. Download the Pocket desktop app for macOS or Windows.
2. Sign in to Pocket and allow the microphone and system-audio permissions requested by your computer.
3. In Settings → General → Recording, leave Meeting Detection on if you want Pocket to notify you when a supported call starts or ends.
4. Turn on Auto Record if you want Pocket to begin recording automatically after it detects a supported meeting. Auto Record is optional.

Record a Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet call

1. Join the call in the meeting app or your browser.
2. Start recording from Pocket, accept the meeting-detection notification, or use Auto Record.
3. End the recording when the meeting finishes. If Meeting Detection started the recording, Pocket can notify you when the call ends.
4. Wait for the recording to upload and process, then open it in Pocket to review the transcript, summary, and action items.

What Pocket records

Pocket records:

• Your microphone, including your side of the conversation
• System audio, including the other people speaking through Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet
• Audio used to create the transcript, summary, and action items

Pocket does not record meeting video, webcams, chat messages, or shared-screen content.

If system-audio capture is unavailable, Pocket continues recording the microphone instead of failing the entire recording. Check the system-audio level before relying on the recording for an important call.

Recording tips

• Wear headphones when possible to reduce echo and prevent the microphone from picking up your speakers.
• Keep the Pocket desktop app running for Meeting Detection and Auto Record to work.
• Start Pocket before joining an important meeting so you have time to approve any operating-system permission prompts.
• Make a short test recording after installing Pocket or changing microphones, headphones, or speakers.

Frequently asked questions

Can Pocket record Zoom meetings?

Yes. The Pocket desktop app can capture your microphone and Zoom meeting audio on macOS and Windows, without adding a bot to the call.

Can Pocket record Microsoft Teams meetings?

Yes. Pocket supports Microsoft Teams calls in the desktop app and recognized browser meetings. Start the recording manually, use the meeting notification, or enable Auto Record.

Can Pocket record Google Meet calls?

Yes. Join Google Meet in a supported browser and use the Pocket desktop app to record your microphone and system audio.

Does Pocket automatically record every meeting?

Only if you enable Auto Record under Settings → General → Recording. With Meeting Detection on and Auto Record off, Pocket asks before it starts recording.

Does a Pocket bot join the meeting?

No. Pocket records audio through the desktop app, so no bot appears in the participant list.

Do I need permission to record a meeting?

Recording-consent laws and company policies vary. Tell participants when required and get the necessary consent before recording.