# How to record a meeting

> Start and stop a meeting recording in Walkie, and what it captures from your microphone and the call audio.

Open the Meetings section and press Record. Walkie captures both your microphone and the other participants' audio from your computer, transcribes it live with speaker labels, and writes notes and action items when you stop. Meetings is macOS-only today, and it records whatever call software you use — there is no bot that joins the meeting.

*Category: Meetings · Last updated: 2026-09-01*

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## Walkie records your computer, not your calendar

Walkie does not send a bot into your call and does not need calendar access to work. It records the audio your Mac is playing and the audio your microphone is hearing, which means it works with any call software — Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Slack huddles, FaceTime, or a phone on speaker.

> **Note:** Because no bot joins, other participants do not see a visible attendee named Walkie. Tell people you are recording — see [Recording other people](/docs/privacy-and-security/what-leaves-your-device).

## Start a recording

1. Open the **Meetings** section in Walkie.
   It is in the sidebar of the main window.
2. Press **Record**.
   The first time, macOS asks for permission to capture system audio. Grant it — without it you record only your own voice.
3. Hold your meeting as normal.
   The transcript builds live, with each speaker on their own line.
4. Press **Stop** when the meeting ends.
   Walkie then writes the summary, notes, and action items. This takes a few moments for a long meeting.

> **Tip:** Walkie can notice when a call has ended and stop the recording for you. If you regularly forget to press Stop, leave that on — a forgotten recording burns your monthly hours.

## What you get afterwards

- **A transcript** with speaker labels, showing who said what
- **A summary** of what the meeting covered
- **Action items** pulled out as a list
- **Chat** — ask questions about this meeting, or across all of them

Everything is searchable from the Meetings list, and past meetings stay available rather than ageing out of a retention window.

## Speaker labels

Walkie separates speakers by voice and labels them as distinct people. It can tell speakers apart reliably; putting the right *name* to each one is a separate step, and you can rename any speaker in the transcript. Renaming applies to every line from that speaker at once.

## Monthly limits

| Plan | Meetings a month | Recorded hours a month |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Walkie Free | 3 (one-time trial) | 4 |
| Walkie Pro | 10 | 8 |
| Walkie Work | 100 | 40 |
| Walkie Team | 150 | 75 |

> **Important:** The Free plan's meeting trial is one-time, not monthly. After 3 meetings, recording stops until you upgrade.

> **Note:** Recorded hours count the same whether a meeting is captured on-device or in the cloud. Choosing on-device processing is a privacy decision and never a way to record more for less.

## Frequently asked questions about how to record a meeting

### Is Meetings available on Windows?

Not yet. Meetings is macOS-only today. Dictation and Read Aloud work on Windows and Linux.

### Does a bot join my call?

No. Walkie records the audio on your own machine, so nothing appears in the participant list. This also means it works with call software that does not allow bots.

### What counts as one meeting?

One recording, however long. An all-day workshop is one meeting against your meeting count, which is why there is also an hours cap.

### Can I record a phone call?

Only if the call audio is playing through your Mac — for example a phone on speaker next to the microphone, or a call taken through a desktop app. Walkie cannot reach into your phone's call audio.

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Source: https://trywalkie.com/en/docs/meetings/recording-a-meeting
Walkie help center: https://trywalkie.com/en/docs