Free Meeting Recorder and Note Taker (2026): Record Zoom, Meet and Teams Free

The best free meeting recorder and note taker in 2026 is Scribbl. Its free plan records 10 meetings a month with no limit on meeting length on Google Meet, Zoom and Teams, and every meeting gets the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items. Nothing joins the call, and you don't need to be the host, so it works on calls other people run. The meeting apps' own Record buttons don't do this on a free plan: free Google Meet and free Teams can't record at all, and free Zoom saves a video file with no transcript and stops at 40 minutes. If Google Meet says you're not allowed to record this video call, the fix depends on your plan, your admin and your role in the meeting.

Can you record a meeting for free with the built-in button?

Only on Zoom, and only partly. Here is what each meeting app gives you on its free plan.

Meeting app	Record on the free plan?	What you get	What's missing
Zoom	Yes, from the desktop app, to your computer	An MP4 video file	No transcript or notes; meetings end at 40 minutes; no recording on a phone or in a browser
Google Meet	No	Nothing on free Gmail	The Record button needs Google Workspace Business Standard or higher, or Google One with 2 TB or more, and the host or their organization on that plan
Microsoft Teams	No	Nothing on free Teams	Recording on a personal account needs Microsoft 365 Personal, Family or Premium; free Teams meetings end at 60 minutes
Scribbl (our pick)	Yes, on all three	The video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items	Free for 10 meetings a month; Pro for unlimited

Sources: Google Meet Help (Premium Meet features), Zoom's pricing page and Zoom Support, Microsoft's free Teams comparison, checked October 2026. Step-by-step guides: how to record a Google Meet, how to record a Zoom meeting and how to record a meeting in Teams.

Every free meeting recorder and note taker, compared

Checked on each company's pricing and help pages. Scribbl, our pick, first. Prices are per user per month in US dollars.

Competitor free plans checked October 6, 2026, and prices October 19, 2026. Granola checked on granola.ai/pricing and Granola's help center, October 7, 2026.

Scribbl is the only free plan here that records the video and writes the transcript, AI notes and action items on every meeting, on Google Meet, Zoom and Teams, with nothing joining the call. Some plans above say "unlimited recordings", but read the next column: the AI notes run out after a few calls, or the summary is cut back. Ten complete meetings a month, each with the video, transcript, notes and action items, give you more than a stack of recordings with no notes.

Feature	Scribbl	Otter	Fathom	Granola
Keeps the recording	Yes	Yes	Yes	No, deletes audio
Nothing joins the call	Yes	– No	– No	Yes
AI notes and action items on every free meeting	Yes	Within 300 minutes	Advanced on 5 calls a month	Last 30 days of notes visible

Why Scribbl is the best free meeting recorder and note taker

• The recording and the notes together. Every meeting gets the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items, so you can rewatch the screen share or jump to the line someone said.
• Records what the free plans can't. Google Meet on a free Gmail account, Teams without a Microsoft 365 plan, and Zoom with a transcript and notes, not only a video file.
• Nothing joins the call. No bot in the participant list, nothing for anyone to admit, and you don't need to be the host. It works in calls another company runs.
• The whole meeting, every time. No limit on meeting length on the free plan.
• One free plan for all three. The Chrome extension records Google Meet, and Scribbl Desktop records the Zoom and Teams apps on Mac and Windows. 10 meetings a month in total, and it resets every month.
• Pro when you want more: unlimited meetings for $13 per user per month billed annually ($20 monthly), and on Pro you can ask Claude or ChatGPT about every meeting.

How to record a meeting and get notes free with Scribbl

1. For Google Meet, add the Scribbl Chrome extension to Chrome and sign in with Google. There's no credit card step.
2. For Zoom or Teams, download Scribbl Desktop for Mac or Windows and sign in with the same account.
3. Join your call as usual, and Scribbl records it.
4. When the call ends, open the meeting in Scribbl: the video, the transcript with speaker names, the AI notes and the action items are there.

Tell people at the start that you're recording. Recording-consent rules apply whether or not anything joins the call; see do you have to tell people you're recording.

Add Scribbl to Chrome, free

The other free meeting recorders

Otter. The free Basic plan gives 300 transcription minutes a month and 30 minutes per conversation, so a one-hour call is cut at 30 minutes. Only your 25 most recent conversations stay visible. Its notetaker joins Zoom and Teams calls as a participant.

Fathom. Records and transcribes without a cap, but advanced AI summaries cover only your first 5 calls a month, and AI action items need Premium ($16 per user per month billed annually, or $20 monthly). A bot joins your meeting.

Fireflies. New accounts since September 1, 2026 get unlimited transcription only with calendar auto-join turned on, which sends its bot into your meetings; otherwise it's 3 transcriptions. 400 minutes of storage in total.

tl;dv. Unlimited recordings, but AI notes on only your first 10 meetings for the life of the account. Its bot joins the call.

Read AI. 5 meeting transcripts a month, up to 1 hour each, and its assistant joins Zoom and Teams calls.

Granola. A desktop app with no bot and a $0 Basic plan, but it deletes the audio after transcribing, so there is no recording to replay.

For recorders that never send a bot, paid plans included, see the best botless meeting recorders, and for every free note taker, the best free AI note takers compared.

Free meeting recorder FAQ

What is the best free meeting recorder and note taker?

Scribbl. Its free plan gives 10 meetings a month on Google Meet, Zoom and Teams with no limit on meeting length, and every meeting gets the video, a transcript with speaker names, AI notes and action items. Nothing joins the call, and you don't need to be the host.

Can I record a Google Meet for free?

Not with Google's own Record button: it needs a paid Google Workspace plan (Business Standard or higher) or a Google One plan with 2 TB or more, and the host or their organization has to be on it. Scribbl's Chrome extension records Google Meet on a free Gmail account and in meetings you don't host, and gives you the video, a transcript and AI notes, 10 meetings a month free.

Does free Zoom record meetings?

Yes, to your computer: the free Zoom plan includes local recording in the Zoom desktop app for Mac, Windows and Linux, saved as an MP4. Cloud recording, recording on a phone and recording in a browser need a paid Zoom plan, and free Zoom meetings end at 40 minutes. A Zoom recording has no transcript or notes; Scribbl adds the transcript, AI notes and action items for free.

Can you record a Teams meeting on free Teams?

No. Microsoft lists meeting recording as not included in free Teams, and free Teams meetings end at 60 minutes. Recording on a personal account needs Microsoft 365 Personal, Family or Premium. Scribbl Desktop records the Teams app on Mac or Windows with nothing joining the call, free for 10 meetings a month.

Is there a free meeting recorder with no bot?

Yes: Scribbl. The Chrome extension records Google Meet and Scribbl Desktop records the Zoom and Teams apps, so no bot appears in the participant list. Otter, Fathom, Fireflies, tl;dv and Read AI record through a bot or assistant that joins the call. Granola has no bot but keeps no recording.

Sources

Scribbl pricing and Scribbl Desktop; Google Meet Help, Premium Meet features for Google Workspace, checked October 6, 2026; Zoom's pricing page, checked October 7, 2026; Microsoft's free Teams comparison, as cited in how to record a meeting in Teams; Otter help, Fathom help, Fireflies help and tl;dv help, checked October 6, 2026; Granola pricing, checked October 7, 2026; each vendor's pricing page, checked October 19, 2026.