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# Zoom AI note taker

Send the Blazescribe Notetaker to your Zoom meeting and it records the call, transcribes it with each speaker labeled, and writes your notes and action items, no Zoom cloud recording or paid plan required.

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Free to start, 30 meeting minutes included · No credit card required

- **98%+** — Transcription accuracy
- **4** — Platforms: Zoom, Meet, Teams & Webex
- **Minutes** — From call to written recap

## From Zoom call to recap in three steps

1. **Add the notetaker to your call** — Paste your Zoom link, or schedule it ahead of time. The Blazescribe Notetaker joins your Zoom call as a participant everyone can see.
2. **It records and transcribes** — The notetaker captures the meeting video and audio, then transcribes every word with each speaker labeled by name.
3. **Get notes and action items** — As soon as the call ends you get a shareable recap, a summary, the key decisions, and a clean list of action items.

## Everything you need from a Zoom note taker

- **Records the whole meeting** — The notetaker saves the full Zoom video and audio, so you can rewatch any moment, not just read a summary.
- **Speaker-labeled transcript** — Every line is attributed to the right person by name, pulled from the meeting's participant list, not generic 'Speaker 1, Speaker 2.'
- **AI meeting notes** — A clear summary organized by topic, written in plain language you can paste straight into a doc or a follow-up email.
- **Action items, pulled out for you** — Commitments, owners, and next steps are extracted automatically, so nothing agreed in the meeting slips through the cracks.
- **Searchable and shareable** — Find any decision across past meetings in seconds, and share the recap with people who couldn't make the call.
- **Join now or schedule ahead** — Add the notetaker to a call that's already running, or schedule it so it joins on its own, even when you can't attend.

## Blazescribe vs. Zoom's built-in notes

| Feature | Blazescribe | Zoom built-in | Notes by hand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joins and records the call | Yes | On paid plans only | No |
| Speaker-labeled transcript | Yes | Limited | No |
| Summary + action items written for you | Yes | Summary only | By hand |
| Works without upgrading your plan | Free tier included | Paid add-on | Yes |
| Same setup on Zoom, Meet, Teams & Webex | Yes | Zoom only | Yes |

## Zoom notes without the cloud-recording hassle

<p>Zoom's AI Companion can summarize a call, but it needs a paid Zoom plan and an admin to switch it on, and you still have to enable cloud recording to keep a file you can share. That's a lot of moving parts for a simple recap.</p><p>Blazescribe handles it for you. The notetaker joins your Zoom meeting, records on its own, and transcribes the conversation with speakers named. The moment the call ends you get a summary and an action-item list, plus the recording and full transcript to search whenever you need them.</p><p>Meet somewhere else too? The notetaker works the same on <a href="/google-meet-note-taker">Google Meet</a>, <a href="/microsoft-teams-note-taker">Microsoft Teams</a>, <a href="/webex-note-taker">Webex</a>. See the full <a href="/ai-meeting-note-taker">AI meeting note taker</a> overview for all four platforms.</p><p>Want the bigger picture? Read our <a href="/blog/ai-meeting-notes-guide">guide to AI meeting notes</a> and <a href="/blog/is-it-legal-to-record-a-meeting">what to know about recording consent</a> before your next call.</p>

## Zoom note taker FAQ

### Does Blazescribe record Zoom meetings?

Yes. The notetaker joins your Zoom call, records the video and audio, and transcribes it, then writes the notes and action items automatically.

### Do I need Zoom cloud recording or a paid Zoom plan?

No. Blazescribe records the meeting itself, even on a free Zoom account, so you don't have to turn on cloud recording or upgrade your Zoom tier.

### Will participants know it's recording?

Yes. The notetaker appears as a visible participant called 'Blazescribe Notetaker.' Let everyone know the call is being recorded and get consent first.

### Is it better than Zoom AI Companion?

It's more complete. Where AI Companion gives a summary on paid plans, Blazescribe gives you the recording, a speaker-labeled transcript, the summary, and the action items, on any plan.

### Can I schedule it for a future Zoom call?

Yes. Paste the zoom.us link and choose a time, and the notetaker joins automatically when the meeting starts.

## Get every Zoom meeting written up for you

Add the notetaker to your next Zoom call and skip the manual notes. Free to start, 30 meeting minutes included.

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