How to Record an Online Meeting

Record Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, or any video call without relying on the app's built-in recorder. An external screen recorder captures everything — screen shares, chat, your own annotations — and saves locally on your Mac.

Step-by-step

1
Join the meeting first
Open Zoom, Google Meet, or Teams and join the call before starting the recorder. Make sure your camera and mic are working in the meeting app.
2
Open Screenify and select the meeting window
Use Window Capture and select the meeting app window. This isolates the call from your desktop — no accidental capture of Slack messages or other windows.
3
Enable system audio + mic
System audio captures the other participants' voices. Mic captures yours. Both are essential for a complete meeting recording.
4
Start recording before the conversation begins
Hit Record before the meeting agenda starts. It's easier to trim the beginning than to miss the first few minutes.
5
Stop recording and save locally
When the meeting ends, stop recording. The file saves to your Mac — no cloud dependency, no admin permission needed, no 'recording started' notification to participants.

Screenify features that help

Window Capture

Captures only the meeting window, not your desktop. If you alt-tab to check notes during the call, the recording stays focused on the meeting.

System Audio

Captures all participant audio from the meeting app. Without system audio, you'd only record your own microphone — missing everyone else on the call.

AI Captions

Generate a full transcript after the meeting. Search by keyword to find the exact moment someone discussed a specific topic.

AI Translation

Auto-translate meeting captions into other languages for international team members who couldn't attend or don't speak the meeting's primary language.

Pro tips

Use Screenify instead of the meeting app's built-in recorder when you need a local copy without admin permission or 'recording started' alerts.

Pin the speaker view in your meeting app before recording. Gallery view with 20 tiny faces is hard to watch in a recording.

If someone shares their screen during the meeting, the recording captures exactly what you see — including their screen share, annotations, and cursor.

For long meetings, add chapter markers in the Screenify editor afterward. This lets viewers jump to specific agenda items.