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How to record a Google Meet call

Last updated 2026-07-15

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

The recorder captures the meeting audio as tab audio, your mic, and the screen share — all in one file, with an AI transcript and a shareable link.

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The four steps, with Meet-specific notes.

Meet's built-in recording is Workspace-only. The browser-capture method works on any account, including free personal Gmail.

1

Join the Google Meet in a Chrome tab

Open the Meet link in Chrome — Meet already runs in a browser tab, which is what the recorder can capture as a tab share including the audio of all the other participants. There is no separate "browser version" of Meet to install; it works in any modern browser by default.
2

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

Open pullsy.online/record in a new tab. Click the green "Start recording" button. The Chrome system capture dialog appears — pick the Chrome tab where Meet is running. Tab capture will include the meeting audio (other voices), the screen share of any participant, and your video tile. Pullsy will then ask for microphone permission for your own voice.
3

Toggle on the AI transcript, switch back to Meet

The "Live AI transcript" checkbox is on by default. Leave it on, and Pullsy transcribes the whole call as it happens — the same recording produces the video, the AI summary, the chapter markers, and the ask-the-video chat for the share link. Switch back to the Meet tab to participate; the recording runs in a separate tab and does not affect the meeting.
4

Stop, share the link

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

One honest limitation.

Browser capture can only record what is in a browser tab. If a participant is using the Meet mobile app and screen-sharing from there, the recording captures what their mobile screen share renders in the meeting tab, not the source mobile app. For 99% of meeting workflows, the browser approach captures everything cleanly; for advanced multi-track recording (each speaker on a separate audio track), use Meet's cloud recording on a Workspace plan.

Frequently asked

How is this different from Google Meet's built-in recording?

Google Meet's built-in cloud recording requires a Google Workspace plan, uploads to Google's servers, and the share link only works for people with Google accounts in some configurations. It also blocks recording for free personal Gmail accounts. Pullsy records the meeting as a regular video file in the browser you are already in — no Workspace plan, no upload to Google, the share link works for anyone, and the recording comes with an AI transcript and a Markdown export. For 1:1 customer calls, external interviews, or meetings where some participants do not have Workspace, the Pullsy approach is more flexible.

Will the other participants see a recording notification?

Yes — Google Meet shows a recording icon in the meeting when a participant is using screen capture. The icon is part of Meet's own UI, not something Pullsy can suppress. This is the right behavior: most jurisdictions require all-party consent for recording a conversation. If you need a covert recording, Pullsy is not the tool — and the law in most places is that you cannot make one without all-party consent anyway.

Does Pullsy capture the screen share of other participants?

Yes — if you select the Meet tab in the capture dialog, every screen share the other participants show is captured. Pullsy records at the tab level, so anything rendered in the Meet tab (other participants' videos, screen shares, the chat panel, the captions) is included. The recording is a faithful capture of what you see as a participant, including the live captions Meet generates.