Before you start
- Zoom desktop app or Microsoft Teams
- Recording permission from the host or your organisation
Method 1 Record a Zoom meeting
If you’re not the host, the host must allow you to record (Participants > your name > Allow record).
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Step 1: Start recording
In the meeting, click Record in the toolbar (or More > Record).
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Step 2: Choose where
Pick Record on this computer (free plans, desktop app) or Record to the cloud (paid plans).
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Step 3: Pause or stop
Use Pause or Stop in the toolbar.
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Step 4: Find it
Local recordings convert to MP4 when the meeting ends and save to Documents/Zoom. Cloud recordings appear in the Zoom web portal under Recordings.
Method 2 Record a Microsoft Teams meeting
Recording depends on your organisation’s Teams policy and licence. If the option is missing, ask your IT admin.
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Step 1: Open more actions
In the meeting, click More actions (⋯).
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Step 2: Start recording
Choose Record and transcribe > Start recording. Everyone sees a notification.
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Step 3: Stop
Click More actions > Record and transcribe > Stop recording.
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Step 4: Find it
The recording appears in the meeting chat. It’s stored in the organiser’s OneDrive (or SharePoint for channel meetings).
Troubleshooting
Zoom recording didn’t convert
Open the Zoom app > Meetings > Recorded and click Convert, or look for a .zoom file in the recording folder and open it with Zoom.
Teams says recording is disabled
Your organisation’s policy blocks it, or you’re a guest. Ask the organiser or IT.
Frequently asked questions
Can I record on my phone?
Zoom mobile supports cloud recording on paid plans; Teams mobile can record if allowed by policy.
Does the host know if I record?
Yes. Zoom and Teams show a recording indicator to everyone.
Summary
In Zoom, click Record and choose local or cloud; in Teams, use More actions > Record and transcribe. Get permission first, and find recordings in Documents/Zoom, the Zoom portal, or the Teams meeting chat.
