Free AI Meeting Minutes Generator

Upload a meeting recording or paste a transcript. Get minutes with the agenda, decisions and action items with owners, in the template you pick. Copy them or download Word and Markdown. Free, no account.

Minutes template

Your recording is transcribed first, with speakers labeled. The minutes appear below as soon as the transcript is ready.

Drop an audio or video file here

m4a, mp3, wav, mp4, webm and more — up to 200MB. Free, no account needed.

How it works

  1. Pick a template. Formal minutes, simple notes, a 1:1, a standup, a board meeting, an interview debrief, a sales call, a kickoff or a retrospective.
  2. Add the meeting. Upload the audio or video file and it is transcribed with speaker labels, or paste a transcript you already have.
  3. Get the minutes. The AI pulls out the agenda, discussion by topic, decisions, action items with owners and next steps. Copy them or download .docx and .md.

Minutes templates you can generate

Every template is built from the same reading of your meeting, so switching templates never loses a decision or an action item.

  • Formal minutes

    Agenda, discussion by item, decisions and action items in neutral past tense. For minutes that go on the record.

  • Simple notes

    A short summary, the main points, decisions and to-dos. For team meetings where nobody needs formality.

  • 1:1

    Wins, challenges, feedback in both directions and follow-ups, for manager and peer 1:1s.

  • Standup

    What each person finished, what they're doing today and who is blocked.

  • Board meeting

    Call to order, motions with mover, seconder and result, decisions and adjournment.

  • Interview debrief

    Strengths and concerns tied to what the candidate said, notable answers and next steps.

  • Sales call

    Pain points, objections, decision process, budget, timeline and the agreed next step.

  • Project kickoff

    Goals, scope, roles, milestones, risks and the first action items.

  • Retrospective

    What went well, what didn't and what the team will try next, written blamelessly.

Common questions

Is the meeting minutes generator free?

Yes. You can generate minutes 5 times a day for free, with no account and no watermark. Recordings also count toward the free transcription tool's 5 files a day. For every meeting, the Wave app has a free plan and paid plans from $80 a year or $15 a month.

What goes into the minutes?

A title, the date if it was mentioned, attendees, a short summary, the agenda, discussion grouped by topic, decisions, action items with an owner and due date when they were stated, and next steps. Each template adds its own sections, such as motions and votes for a board meeting or blockers for a standup.

How does it know who attended and who owns each task?

From the speakers. Uploaded recordings are transcribed with speaker labels (Speaker A, Speaker B…), and the minutes use real names whenever people are named or introduced in the conversation. When a task has no clear owner, the owner is left blank instead of guessed.

Can I use a transcript from Zoom, Teams or Google Meet?

Yes. Choose "Paste a transcript instead" and paste the text. Speaker names in the transcript make the attendees and action-item owners more accurate.

Can I edit the minutes in Word, Google Docs or Notion?

Download the .docx and open it in Word, or upload it to Google Docs. For Notion, copy the Markdown and paste it into a page: headings, bullets and the action-item checklist come through. The .md file works in Obsidian and any Markdown editor.

What happens to my recording or transcript?

The transcript is sent to our AI provider to write the minutes and is not published. Uploaded recordings follow the free transcription tool's policy: we may keep a private copy of the audio and transcript to improve Wave's speech recognition. Please don't upload recordings you aren't comfortable sharing with us.

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