Otter Notetaker can automatically join your Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams meetings and transcribe your meetings in real-time. Connect your calendar, sync your events, and let Notetaker take care of the rest. With Notetaker, you get many features, including Otter Chat Q&A, Otter AI Chat with Voice, Automated Live Summary, Automated Slide Capture, and Meeting Summary.
Once you connect your calendar (Google or Microsoft), your meetings will sync to Otter. You can set Notetaker to automatically join any events that contain a Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams meeting link.
Set up Notetaker
To have your Notetaker join your meetings, connect your calendar to sync your events. Otter can connect to Google and Microsoft accounts. Learn more about connecting your calendar to Otter.
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On the left menu navigation, click Apps. Scroll down to the calendar section. Click Add next to the calendar platform you want to connect.
Note: The email address associated with your Google or Microsoft account does not need to match the email of your Otter account. - Sign in to your account if prompted and follow the platform's steps to connect your account. Repeat steps 1-2 to add multiple calendars.
- Once connected, your calendar events will be synced to your Otter Homepage. Learn more about managing your calendar events.
Zoom meetings
If you want Notetaker to join your Zoom meetings, complete the additional steps in our Set up Otter Notetaker to join your Zoom meeting article.
Manage Notetaker settings
Manage all of your Notetaker settings in Account Settings > Meetings. Learn more about your meeting settings through the articles below.
- Manage Otter Notetaker share settings
- Manage Otter Notetaker auto-join settings
- Manage Chat and Meeting Agent settings
Notetaker display name
Notetaker will join your Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings as a participant. The display name will appear using your profile's first name combined with 'Notetaker (Otter.ai)'.
[Your Name]'s Notetaker (Otter.ai)
If you are part of a Workspace that has deduplication enabled, Notetaker may display using your Workspace's name combined with Notetaker (Otter.ai). Learn more about Otter Notetaker Deduplication.
[Your Workspace Name]'s Notetaker (Otter.ai)
Learn more about Notetaker
Select a topic below to learn more about the various ways you can use, set up, and manage Notetaker.
- Manage your Otter Notetaker settings
- Set up Notetaker to automatically join your meetings
- Manually add Otter Notetaker to a meeting
- Change Otter Notetaker's display name
- Stop Otter Notetaker from automatically joining your meetings
- Remove Otter Notetaker from your Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams meeting
FAQs
Can Notetaker join anonymously without others knowing or seeing it?
- No.
- Notetaker will always join as a guest participant in a meeting.
- We recommend always obtaining consent and following your local laws regarding recording per the Terms of Service.
Will Notetaker stay in the meeting if it's silent or there is no audio?
- No.
- Notetaker will leave the meeting if silence is detected during a meeting for up to 12 continuous minutes.
- If a meeting is running beyond its scheduled time, the silence threshold is reduced to 5 minutes.
I have issues with Notetaker joining. Do I need to set up my meeting permissions to allow Notetaker to join?
- Yes.
- Notetaker can only join as a guest and cannot sign into any Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams account to join the meeting.
- Check with your IT team to ensure your organization settings allow guest participants to your meetings.