Record a conversation – Otter.ai Help Center

Record a conversation on your computer or mobile device using the built-in microphone, a supported headset, or an external mic. After recording the conversation, you can edit and share your conversation with a person or a group.

Using a web browser

You can record and transcribe conversations in any browser. For meetings held through Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams, we recommend using Otter Assistant.

Note: With Safari, it is impossible to record the audio coming out of the speaker back into the microphone of the same computer, such as recording participants in an online meeting. Only your voice would be recorded. This is a restriction placed by Apple. For online meetings, we recommend using Otter Assistant.

Sign in to Otter.ai.
Click Record next to Import in the upper corner of the page. The conversation will be titled ‘Note’ by default. You can rename it anytime during or post recording.
Speak into your microphone.
The conversation will start recording and will transcribe in real time.
Note: An active internet connection is required for real-time transcription.

Using the mobile app

Open the Otter mobile app.
To record, tap the blue microphone icon in the lower corner. The conversation will be titled ‘Note’ by default. You can rename it anytime during or post recording.
Speak into your microphone.
The conversation will start recording and will transcribe in real time.
Note: An active internet connection is required for real-time transcription.
You can Pause and Resume, or Stop recording anytime in the playback bar. Once you stop recording, the conversation will be saved to My Conversations, as well as any group or direct message you may have shared with.