FaceTime has no built-in record button, and an iPhone screen recording captures the video but not the other person's voice. Wave Desktop records your Mac's microphone and system audio at the same time, so a FaceTime call is captured from both sides — then turned into a speaker-labeled transcript and an AI summary.
There's no native way to record a FaceTime video call. iOS 18.1 added built-in call recording for phone calls and FaceTime audio calls — but it announces the recording to everyone, saves to the Notes app, isn't available in every region, and doesn't cover video calls at all. For a FaceTime video call, you're on your own.
iPhone's built-in screen recorder captures the video, but iOS blocks internal call audio for privacy — so you get your own microphone and nothing from the other side. On a Mac, QuickTime has the same gap: it records only your mic unless you install virtual-audio plugins like BlackHole or Loopback. Wave captures both voices with no workaround.
Even when a recording works, you're left with a file to scrub through. Wave turns the call into a searchable transcript and an AI summary with decisions and action items, so you can find what was said instead of rewatching it.
Wave Desktop for Mac and Windows records your microphone and your computer's system audio simultaneously. Take the FaceTime call on your Mac, hit record, and both your voice and the other person's come through — no bot, nothing joining the call.
FaceTime doesn't accept plugins or bots, and QuickTime needs a routing tool to grab system audio. Wave records at the system level out of the box — no BlackHole, no Loopback, no Soundflower, no audio-device juggling before every call.
FaceTime links open in Chrome or Edge on Windows and Android. When your call is running in a browser tab, the Wave Chrome extension records that tab plus your microphone in one click — the same transcript and summary without leaving the browser.
Every FaceTime recording becomes a full transcript with automatic speaker labels and timestamps, so you know exactly who said what — not just a wall of unattributed text.
Key decisions, action items, and follow-ups are pulled out automatically after the call ends. Share the recap instead of writing notes from memory or re-listening to the whole conversation.
Every call lands in one searchable library, and you can ask Wave questions about any recording — answers come cited straight from the transcript, even months later.
Record phone calls on iPhone with Wave: dial from your real number, record both sides, and get an AI transcript and summary. Works on any iPhone, even older iOS.
Record phone calls with Wave and get automatic transcription and AI summaries. Dial out through Wave using your own number. iPhone and Android. Try free.
Wave Desktop records your meetings in the background — no bot in the participant list, no 'Notetaker has joined' moment. Full transcripts and AI summaries, on any platform.
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