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How to record a Zoom meeting

Last updated 2026-07-15

Fastest way: record it right here — no install, no signup.

The recorder captures the other participants' audio as tab audio, plus your mic, plus the screen share — all in one file.

Click to start recording

The four steps, with Zoom-specific notes.

The trick is that browser-based screen capture can only record what is in a browser tab. The Zoom desktop app is not in a browser tab. Here is how to work with that.

1

Open Zoom in a browser tab (not the Zoom desktop app)

Join the meeting using the "Join from your browser" link in your invite — do not open the Zoom desktop app. Browser-based Zoom runs the meeting in a Chrome tab, which is what the recorder can capture as a <a href="/glossary/tab-audio/" class="text-emerald-400 hover:text-emerald-300 underline">tab share</a>, including the audio of all the other participants. The Zoom desktop app runs the meeting in a separate process; the browser cannot capture its audio.
2

Open Pullsy in a second tab and click "Start recording"

Switch to a new browser tab, open pullsy.online/record, and click the green "Start recording" button. The Chrome system capture dialog appears — pick the Chrome tab where the Zoom meeting is running. Tab capture includes the tab audio (other participants' voices) and your video tile. Pullsy will then ask for microphone permission for your voice.
3

Toggle on the AI transcript, then switch back to the meeting

The "Live AI transcript" checkbox is on by default. Leave it checked, and Pullsy will transcribe the whole meeting as it happens — including the AI summary, AI chapters, and the ask-the-video chat that gets attached to the share link. Switch back to the Zoom tab to be in the meeting while Pullsy records in the background. The recording runs in a separate tab and does not affect the meeting performance.
4

Stop, share the link

When the meeting ends, switch back to the Pullsy tab and click "Stop & save". Give the recording a title, and Pullsy generates a shareable link with the full transcript, the AI summary, the chapter markers, and the ask-the-video chat — all in one URL. Send the link to anyone who missed the meeting. Free retention is 30 days.

One honest limitation.

The browser-capture method works for participants joining via browser, not via the Zoom desktop app. If the meeting has a desktop-app participant whose video you want to capture, the Pullsy recorder still gets their video and audio as rendered in the meeting tab — but it cannot capture their desktop app\'s own screen share if it goes outside what the meeting tab is rendering. For most meetings, the browser approach captures everything; for advanced multi-track recording (e.g., each speaker on a separate audio track), use a Zoom Pro plan with cloud recording.

Frequently asked

Will the other participants know I am recording?

Yes — most Zoom meetings start with a recorded-join announcement, and Pullsy is a regular screen capture, not a hidden one. This is the right behavior: many jurisdictions (including California, Florida, and most EU countries under GDPR) require all-party consent for recording a conversation. If you do not want to use Zoom's built-in cloud recording because it requires the host, and you do not want the desktop app, the browser-capture method is the standard workaround. Just be transparent about it.

Why not just use Zoom's built-in recording?

Zoom's cloud recording requires the host, costs extra (it is a Pro feature at ~$15/host/month), uploads to Zoom's servers, and the share links work only for people with Zoom accounts in some configurations. Pullsy records the meeting as a regular video file with an AI transcript and a Markdown export — works for everyone, free, no Zoom account required to view. For a 1:1 sales call, an external training session, or a customer interview where the other person is not on your Zoom plan, the Pullsy approach is more flexible.

Will the recording pick up the other person's screen share?

Yes — if you select the Chrome tab running the Zoom meeting, every screen share the other participants show is captured. Pullsy records at the tab level, not at the application level, so anything visible in the meeting tab (other participants' videos, screen shares, the chat panel, the participants list) is included. The recording is a faithful capture of what you see as a participant.