How to Transcribe a Google Meet Recording
Updated 24 Apr 2026 · TranscriptX editorial
Step-by-step
1) Find the recording in Drive
Open Google Drive (drive.google.com) → Meet Recordings folder. Recordings are named by the meeting date.
2) Share publicly
Right-click the .mp4 → Share → switch access from Restricted to Anyone with the link. Copy link.
3) Paste on TranscriptX
transcriptx.xyz → paste. Multi-hour meetings take a few minutes to process.
Common things that break
- Recording was never saved. Meet only records when the host clicks the record button (or meets specific admin-set conditions). If nobody hit record, there's no file to transcribe.
- Admin disabled external sharing. Workspace admins can force "people in your org only" on shared links. Download the file locally, upload to personal Drive, share from there.
- Free personal accounts can't record Meet. Recording is a Workspace feature. Personal gmail accounts can't record a Meet call at all.
- Recording still processing. After a meeting ends, Google takes minutes to hours to transcode the recording and place it in Drive. If it's not there yet, wait.
Related guides
- How to Transcribe a Zoom Recording (Without Paying for Zoom AI Companion)
- How to Transcribe a Google Drive Video (Without Downloading It)
- How to Transcribe a Microsoft Teams Meeting Recording
Try it
3 free transcripts a month, no signup for the first one. Paste your Google Meet link and go. Pricing if you need more.
FAQ
Doesn't Meet have its own transcription?
On some Workspace tiers, yes — it saves a Doc in the Meet Recordings folder. But the Doc is often low-quality and doesn't export cleanly. We give you better text from the audio.
What about Meet captions (the real-time kind)?
Live captions aren't saved by default. Only the audio recording is. We transcribe the audio.
Can I transcribe a meeting I wasn't the host of?
Only if the host shares the recording with you. Once they give you a shareable Drive link, the flow is the same.