How to Record a Google Meet or Microsoft Teams Call
Record a Google Meet or Teams meeting with the built-in recorder or by capturing your screen locally with audio — including what to do when recording is disabled, and the consent rules.
Consent first. Recording a meeting may be regulated where you or the participants live, and often requires one-party or all-party consent. Always announce that you’re recording and get everyone’s agreement before you start. This is general information, not legal advice.
Short version: Use the built-in Record option in Google Meet (eligible Workspace plans) or Teams if it’s available to you. If it’s greyed out or you’re on a free/personal plan, record your own screen with a tool that captures system audio + mic. Announce it and get consent either way.
Google Meet and Microsoft Teams both have native recording — but it’s gated behind plans and admin settings, so plenty of people can’t use it. Here’s how to record either, whichever situation you’re in.
Built-in recording (when you have it)
Google Meet: In an eligible Google Workspace plan, open the Activities / three-dot menu > Record meeting. The recording saves to the organizer’s Google Drive, and everyone sees a recording indicator. Free personal Google accounts generally don’t have this.
Microsoft Teams: Open the More (…) menu > Record and transcribe > Start recording. It saves to OneDrive/SharePoint, with an indicator shown to all. Your organization’s admin can disable it or restrict who may record.
When built-in recording is unavailable
If the option is greyed out — wrong plan, admin policy, personal account — record your own screen instead. Your OS’s screen capture isn’t controlled by Meet or Teams. The important part is audio:
- System (loopback) audio → captures all participants’ voices.
- Your microphone → captures your voice.
A recorder that mixes both in sync produces a complete MP4 of the call. This is the same setup as how to record a video call.
Because screen recording doesn’t notify anyone automatically, the consent step is on you — say it out loud at the start.
Doing it with KeepCast
KeepCast is a local-first screen recorder for Windows built for this: capture the Meet or Teams window (or full screen) with system audio and your mic together, into one MP4 kept on your own machine — no upload, no watermark, no time limit. For confidential internal meetings, local-first means the recording never lands in a third-party cloud. (Join the waitlist; more on the reasoning in local-first vs cloud screen recorders.)
KeepCast is also building calendar-aware auto-record — connect Google or Microsoft calendar and it can start capturing when your scheduled meeting begins, without a bot joining the call.
After the call
Trim the waiting-room minutes off the front, cut the tangents, and if you want a transcript or audio version, extract the audio from the MP4.
The bottom line
Record Google Meet or Teams with the built-in recorder when your plan and admin allow it; otherwise screen-record locally with system audio + mic. Built-in recordings go to Drive/OneDrive; a local recording stays on your machine. And in every case — get consent before you record.
Frequently asked questions
Can you record a Google Meet without a Workspace subscription?＋
Google Meet's built-in recording is limited to eligible Google Workspace plans, so free personal accounts usually can't use it. You can instead record your own screen with a screen recorder that captures system audio and your microphone — with everyone's consent.
How do I record a Teams meeting if the option is greyed out?＋
Built-in Teams recording can be disabled by your organization's admin or unavailable on your plan. When it is, record your screen locally with a tool that captures system audio and your mic. Get participant consent first.
Where do Google Meet and Teams recordings save?＋
Google Meet recordings save to the organizer's Google Drive (and a link is emailed). Teams recordings save to OneDrive or SharePoint depending on the meeting type. A local screen recorder saves the MP4 to your own computer wherever you choose.
Do participants get notified when I record?＋
Built-in recording in both Meet and Teams shows an on-screen indicator to everyone. Screen recording your own machine does not notify anyone automatically — which is exactly why you must announce it and get consent before recording.