Ways to record a meeting with Acta
Acta can join a call as a notetaker, record from your own computer without a bot, record an in-person meeting through your microphone, or take a recording you already have. Every way ends the same: a transcript with speaker names, a summary and the action items in My meetings.
Which one to use
| Way to record | Best for | Bot in the call? | What you need |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notetaker bot | Meetings you can't attend, or don't want to think about | Yes, Acta joins as a participant | Nothing to install |
| Chrome extension | Google Meet, Teams and Zoom in the browser | No | Chrome 116 or newer |
| Desktop app | Meetings in the Zoom and Teams desktop apps | No | Windows or Mac |
| Record audio | In-person meetings | No | A microphone |
| Upload audio | Recordings you already have | No | An MP3 or M4A file |
Where to find each one
In Acta, My meetings has the buttons for the ways that start in the web app:
- Invite to live meeting sends the notetaker bot to a call.
- Upload audio adds a recording you already have.
- Record audio records through this computer's microphone.
- The Chrome extension and the desktop app record from their own buttons, in the meeting.
Tell people you're recording
Whichever way you record, it's good practice, and in many places the law, to tell everyone in the meeting.
Troubleshooting
Do all of them give the same notes?
Yes. However a meeting gets into Acta, you get the transcript with speaker names, the summary and the action items, and your report templates run on it.
Which way records everyone's voice best in an online call?
The notetaker bot, the Chrome extension or the desktop app. Record audio hears only your microphone, so with headphones on the other people aren't recorded.