How to record and transcribe any online meeting in your browser as it happens

Get a live transcription of your online meetings, calls, virtual events, or any other audio from any web app in the Chrome browser.

Availability

Browser: Google Chrome

Supported devices: Desktop & laptop computers (mobile devices are not supported)

Operating systems: Windows, macOS, Linux

Language: English

Transcribing your online meetings in real time

1. How to set up audio recording

1. Open the web app you are going to use in a Chrome tab
2. Log in to your Colibri account
3. Click + New meeting
4. Select Record any online meeting or event
5. Allow Colibri to use your Microphone in Chrome
   
   
6. Add a meeting title and participants’ names to keep your transcripts organized. The participants' names will help Colibri to identify multiple speakers in the transcript after the meeting.
   
   
7. Select a microphone that will be used to record your voice

   💡 Tip: If you don’t want to record your voice, select Mute my mic. This can be useful for recording webinars or presentations that you join as a listener.
   
   
   

8. Click Record
9. Select the Chrome tab you want to record.
10. Share tab audio by checking the Share audio box in the lower left corner of the share popup.
11. Click Share
    
    
    
    ☝️ Note: The pop-up looks like you're sharing your screen, but Colibri will access only your meeting audio. It can’t access or record your screen. Other meeting participants won’t see your screen either.
    
    

    2. How to use Colibri during a meeting

    Once you click the Share button, Colibri will start recording and transcribing your conversation. The Colibri real-time window will pop up automatically.

    💡 Tip: If your browser blocks popups, click the Live transcription button in your Colibri workspace.

    

1. In the Live tab, you can view live transcription of the meeting.
2. In the Agenda tab, you can open an agenda for the meeting.
3. Click the Highlight icon when you hear something notable to bookmark the moment and quickly review it after the meeting.

3. How to stop recording

To stop recording, click the Stop transcription button in the Colibri real-time window.

The meeting transcript, recording, and AI summary will then appear in your Colibri workspace where you’ll be able to edit, export, and share it with others. 

4. How to effortlessly move between meetings

If you have numerous back-to-back meetings or need to make calls in rapid succession, you can keep audio and mic sharing active after a meeting ends. This allows you to quickly begin recording the next meeting without repeating all the steps described above.

1. Go to Settings 
2. Switch on the toggle next to Effortlessly Move Between Meetings
3. Click Save changes
   
   
4. Now when you click Stop transcription, Colibri will stop recording the current meeting but will keep audio sharing active. Don't close the Colibri real-time window.
5. Click Start transcription in the real-time window to start recording and transcribing your next meeting from the same web app.
   

That's it. Happy meeting!

Have more questions? Contact us at support@colibri.ai.