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- You can record Zoom meetings from the desktop and mobile apps by clicking the “Record” button at the bottom.
- It’s free to record Zoom meetings on the desktop app, but you’ll need a paid subscription to record on the mobile app.
- Zoom meetings can only be recorded if the host has allowed it, but it’s easy for hosts to change their recording settings.
- This story is a part of Insider’s Guide to Zoom.
Recording a Zoom meeting can be useful for people who weren’t able to attend the meeting live. It’s also great if the meeting was very long, and you need to refer back to specific segments of it later.
Here’s how to record a Zoom meeting using the desktop app or the mobile app, as well as a guide to setting up recording permissions if you’re the host.
How to record a Zoom meeting in the mobile app
If you have a paid Zoom membership – a Pro, Business, or Enterprise account – you can record meetings in the mobile app.
These recordings won’t be local recordings, which are typically saved directly onto your device. Instead, they will be cloud recordings, which get saved to an online folder, i.e. to “the cloud.”
Quick tip: Your Zoom account can only save a certain amount of cloud recordings before running out of space. For information on how much space your account has, or how to buy more, check out Zoom’s page on cloud recording.
To record a Zoom meeting with Cloud Recording:
- Open the Zoom app on your iPhone or Android device and join a meeting. Once there, tap the three dots in the bottom-right corner.
To find the “Record” option, tap the three-dot icon. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider
- From the menu that appears, select “Record to the Cloud” (iOS) or “Record” (Android). If you don’t see this option, it’s because you don’t have a paid Zoom account.
- The meeting will begin to record, and a “Recording…” icon will appear in the top-right corner. You can tap this icon to stop or pause the recording.
- Once you stop the recording, you can find and share it by going to the “My Recordings” section of the Zoom website. Your recorded meeting can also be accessed on the desktop app by going to the “Meetings” tab and clicking “Recorded” on the top-left side.
How to give other users the ability to record Zoom meetings
If you’re the host of a meeting, you can record your own meetings without making any changes. But if you want to give someone else the ability to record, you’ll need to change your settings.
- Head to the Zoom website, log into your account, and click “My Account” in the upper-right corner.
- Click “Recordings” on the left side. This will bring you to the recording settings with two tabs: “Cloud Recordings” and “Local Recordings.”
There are two tabs on the “Recordings” page: “Cloud Recordings” and “Local Recordings.” Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider
- Click the “Settings” button in the top-right corner of either the “Cloud Recordings” or “Local Recordings” page.
Click “Settings” in the top-right of either tab. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider
- Check the boxes that give hosts and participants permission to record locally and to the cloud. Again, they’ll need to be paying subscribers to have Cloud Recording access.
- You can also switch the toggles to change the following settings:
Toggle the switches to the right to turn on each setting. Grace Eliza Goodwin/Insider
- Automatic recording may be helpful to switch on if you plan to use Zoom to record all your class lectures or lengthy meetings. However, you may not want this feature turned on if you’ll be using Zoom frequently, as recordings can take up a lot of storage space.
- Recording consent will ask participants for consent before recording starts. You may want to turn this on if you’re in a group setting where some may not feel comfortable being recorded.
- Multiple audio notifications of recorded meeting lets participants know when recording stops and starts without interrupting the meeting.