What this is and is not
ScreenApp has a meeting bot for Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams. It joins the call as a participant and records it.
There is no Google Workspace add-on, and ScreenApp does not read Google Meet’s own recordings or captions out of Drive. It records the call itself.
Option 1: send the meeting bot
- Connect your calendar in ScreenApp. Both Google Calendar and Microsoft Calendar are supported, so scheduled Meet calls can be picked up automatically.
- Choose which meetings the bot joins, or paste a Meet link directly.
- The bot joins and records. It shows in the participant list. Tell people they are being recorded.
- When the call ends, the recording goes through transcription and summarising in your library.
The bot is open source and you can run your own copy. The code is at github.com/screenappai/meeting-bot.
Option 2: record the call yourself
- Install the Chrome extension or the desktop app. ScreenApp records screen, window, browser tab, microphone and camera, with system audio.
- Record the Meet tab, with system audio, for the length of the call.
- Stop when the call ends. Processing starts straight away.
Recording length is capped by plan: 45 minutes on Free, 2 hours on Pro, 3 hours on Max.
How this differs from Google’s own note taker
Google Meet has “take notes for me”. It needs Business Standard, Business Plus, Enterprise Standard or Enterprise Plus, works in 8 languages, and produces a Google Doc emailed to the organizer and the person who started note-taking. ScreenApp transcribes in 100+ languages, works on uploaded files and screen recordings as well as calls, and keeps the video alongside the text.
What you get back
The transcript comes with speaker identification and clicking a moment in the transcript jumps the player to that point in the recording. Templates produce meeting minutes and a follow-up email draft. The action items template gives you action items with an owner and deadline, and decisions listed separately. You can AI chat with any recording, search across recordings by name or transcript, and export as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT.
Frequently asked questions
Will other participants know?
Yes, if you use the bot. It appears in the participant list. If you record the tab yourself, nothing appears in the call, so tell people directly.
Can I record audio only?
Yes. The transcript is the same.
Does ScreenApp send the notes anywhere after the call?
No. There is no auto-posting to Slack, Notion or a CRM. Copy the summary across, or pull it with an API key and your own script.