How to record a Zoom meeting on any device,

and grant others permission to record your

meetings

Once you've joined or started a Zoom call, it's easy to begin recording.
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You can record Zoom meetings by clicking the "Record" button at the bottom.
It's free to record Zoom meetings on desktop, but you need a paid subscription to
record on mobile.
Zoom meetings can only be recorded if the host allows, but it's easy for hosts to grant
permission.
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 desktop app

The "Recording" page shows you where your recording will be stored.
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Before you enter the meeting and start recording, you'll need to make sure you save the file to the
appropriate folder on your desktop.

On the "Home" tab of the Zoom app, click the small gear icon in the upper-right corner. Then select the
"Recording" tab and choose the folder where you want to save recordings.

To record a Zoom meeting:

Click the "Record" button, if available, at the bottom.

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1. Click the "Record" button at the bottom of the screen when you're in the Zoom meeting. This button
won't appear at all if your host hasn't allowed recording.

You can control the recording with the buttons on the top or bottom of the screen.
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2. You'll see a small "Recording…" label in the upper-left corner. You can pause or stop the recording
with the controls on the bottom toolbar.

3. Click the "Stop" button to end the recording when you're finished.

On the "Recorded" tab of the "Meetings" page, you can open or play your recorded files.
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4. Your recorded video will be saved to your computer, and can also be found in the "Recorded" tab in
the "Meetings" section of the app.

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."

To record a Zoom meeting with Cloud Recording:

To find the "Record" option, tap the three-dot icon.
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1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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 permission 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.

1. Head to the Zoom website, log into your account, and click "My Account" in the upper-right corner.

There are two tabs on the "Recordings" page: "Cloud Recordings" and "Local Recordings."
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2. Click "Recordings" on the left side. This will bring you to the recording settings with two tabs:
"Cloud Recordings" and "Local Recordings."
Click "Settings" in the top-right of either tab.
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3. Click the "Settings" button in the top-right corner of either the "Cloud Recordings" or "Local
Recordings" page.

4. 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.

5. You can also switch the toggles to change the following settings:

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.

Toggle the switches to the right to turn on each setting.

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