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Recording, transcription & languages — found from sitemap — Fireflies.ai
Checked for Fireflies.ai on 5 Nov 2026
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- https://guide.fireflies.ai/articles/6666374717-how-to-record-meetings-without-a-bot-on-the-fireflies-desktop-app
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- 5 Nov 2026, 14:16 UTC
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- Public page, crawling permitted
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Facts read from this source
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System audio recording Report an error
“Recording without a bot captures your meetings and calls using your computer’s system audio. No Fireflies.ai Notetaker joins the call”
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No audio video files Report an error
“Recording without a Fireflies.ai Notetaker (bot) does not save audio or video files. Fireflies captures system audio and generates a transcript and summary once the meeting ends.”
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Manual take notes Report an error
“Click the Take Notes button located in the top-right corner.”
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Automatic meeting detection Report an error
“If you’re using a supported app or are on a conferencing platform like Zoom, Google Meet, WhatsApp, Aircall, FaceTime, or Discord, the Desktop app can automatically detect the call.”
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Live assist Report an error
“Live Assist – Opens automatically and shows notes and suggestions during the meeting.”
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Realtime transcript Report an error
“Real-time transcript – Displays the conversation as it happens.”
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Askfred Report an error
“AskFred – Allows you to ask questions and get answers during the meeting.”
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Manual notes Report an error
“Manual Notes – Write your own notes during the meeting, keep them private, or merge them into the AI-generated meeting summary later.”
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Nudges Report an error
“Nudges – Shows helpful prompts based on speaking pace or long monologues.”
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AI skills Report an error
“AI Skills – Allows you to run AI-powered insights during the meeting using the “/” command in AskFred.”
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Instant summaries Report an error
“Instant Summaries – Creates a summary and key takeaways immediately after the meeting ends.”
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Sales assist bot only Report an error
“Sales Assist – Requires the Fireflies.ai Notetaker (bot) to be present in the call or meeting.”
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Speaker labels bot only Report an error
“Speaker labels – Speakers appear as Speaker 1 / Speaker 2 instead of named participants.”
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Consent notification options Report an error
“Take Notes supports an audio consent message, meeting chat notification, and Fireflies Watermark to help inform participants when system audio recording starts.”
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Meeting chat mac only Report an error
“The meeting chat option is available on Mac. It is not available on Windows.”
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Watermark camera Report an error
“The Fireflies Watermark adds a visible “AI Taking Notes” notice to your camera when you use Take Notes.”
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Consent modal Report an error
“The first time you click Take Notes — or the first time you use it after a Desktop App update — a modal called Get consent while taking notes appears before your session starts.”
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Consent default enabled Report an error
“By default, the consent options are enabled. You can enable one, both, or neither option.”
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User recording law responsibility Report an error
“If you disable a consent or notification option, you are responsible for informing participants that the meeting is being captured and for complying with applicable recording laws.”
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Auto capture supported apps Report an error
“Conferencing platforms (Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams) WhatsApp Aircall FaceTime Discord Perplexity Comet (browser with URL support) ChatGPT Atlas (browser with URL support) Phone calls”
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No switch to bot midmeeting Report an error
“If you want the Fireflies.ai Notetaker to join, you’ll need to stop the current recording and start a new session using the bot option.”
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Transcript editing Report an error
“Once the meeting is processed, you can edit the transcript and meeting notes in the Fireflies web dashboard.”
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Meeting locations Report an error
“After the meeting ends, it appears in your Recent Meetings list in the Desktop app and in your Fireflies web dashboard.”
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Multilanguage support Report an error
“Yes. Fireflies can detect and transcribe multiple languages during system audio recording.”
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No performance impact Report an error
“System audio recording runs in the background and does not interrupt your meeting.”
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- The Sales Team Lead Recording, transcription & languages
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- The Skeptic Recording, transcription & languages
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