Nothing derails a meeting's mood like 'AI Notetaker has joined the call.' The Wave desktop app records in the background from your side — capturing your mic and system audio — so you get full transcripts and AI notes with nothing extra in the participant list.
The moment a recording bot joins, people talk differently — guarded, formal, off the record goes on the record. Background recording from your own device keeps the conversation natural.
Enterprise IT policies, locked-down hosts, and waiting rooms routinely reject meeting bots. The Wave desktop app doesn't ask the meeting for permission to exist — it records the audio your computer already plays and captures.
A bot needs a calendar invite and a supported platform. The Wave desktop app records anything your computer plays — Zoom, Meet, Teams, Slack huddles, Discord, webinars, even an impromptu call that was never scheduled.
Wave for Mac and Windows captures your microphone and system audio simultaneously. Hit record and take the meeting — nothing joins the call, nothing shows in the participant list.
Because it records at the system level, it works with any meeting software — Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex, Slack huddles, Discord, or a browser tab. No integrations to configure.
Prefer to stay in the browser? The Wave Chrome extension records any tab plus your mic with one click — same bot-free result for web-based meetings.
Every recording gets a speaker-labeled transcript, so bot-free doesn't mean feature-free. Know exactly who said what.
Key decisions, action items, and follow-ups extracted automatically after the meeting — the same output a bot-based note taker gives you, without the bot.
Wave also has calendar-connected meeting bots for Zoom, Meet, and Teams — useful when you want a visible, disclosed recorder. You choose per meeting; most tools force one or the other.
Wave Desktop is now a full-featured app for Mac and Windows. Record meetings without bots, place phone calls, and access your entire Wave library right from your computer.
Understand meeting recording laws across the US and abroad. Learn one-party vs two-party consent rules and how to record meetings legally.
Four ways to record any meeting with Wave — meeting bots, desktop app, phone calls, and mobile. Pick your method and never miss a detail.
Wave is the AI meeting recorder that captures Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, phone calls, and in-person meetings — with automatic transcripts and summaries. No note-taking required.
Record any Google Meet — even without Workspace admin rights. Wave captures the meeting via Chrome extension or AI bot and delivers a speaker-labeled transcript and summary.
Record any Zoom meeting — with or without host permission, no bot required. Wave captures the call via desktop app, Chrome extension, or AI note taker and delivers a speaker-labeled transcript and AI summary.
Record meetings, conversations, and voice memos on your Apple Watch with one tap, even without your iPhone. Wave turns each one into a transcript with speaker labels and an AI summary.
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