Zoom's built-in recording only lets the host press record, keeps cloud recordings and AI summaries behind a paid plan, and won't let participants record without permission. Wave records any Zoom you're in — from your desktop, your browser, or an AI notetaker — and turns it into a speaker-labeled transcript with an AI summary.
Zoom's native recording is gated. Local recording defaults to the host, and participants can only record if the host digs into settings and grants permission — cloud recording stays with the host entirely. If you're a guest, the record button often isn't yours to press. Wave records from your side, no matter who's hosting.
Zoom's cloud recording, saved transcript, and AI Companion summaries all require a paid Zoom plan. On a free account, the best you get is a local video file on the host's laptop — no transcript, no summary. Wave gives you both on every recording, free to start.
Even when Zoom recording works, you're left with a video to scrub through or a raw transcript to reread. Wave delivers a searchable, speaker-labeled transcript plus an AI summary with decisions and action items — the answers, not the footage.
Wave Desktop for Mac and Windows records your microphone and Zoom's audio together, capturing both sides of any call from your own computer — even in the native Zoom app. Nothing joins the meeting, and you never need the host to enable anything.
Connect your Google or Outlook calendar and Wave sends an AI notetaker to your Zoom meetings. It joins as a visible participant, records video and audio, and delivers the transcript and summary automatically — no remembering to record.
Joining from the Zoom web client? Wave's Chrome extension records the browser tab and your microphone with one click — no bot in the participant list, no host permission needed.
Every Zoom recording becomes a full transcript with automatic speaker identification, so you know exactly who said what. Voice ID even remembers speakers across future calls — name someone once and Wave labels them next time.
Key decisions, action items, and follow-ups extracted automatically after the call ends. Paste it into Slack, email, or your docs instead of rewatching the recording or writing notes from memory.
All your Zoom recordings live in one searchable place, alongside every other meeting and call you capture. Ask Wave a question about any recording and get an answer cited from the transcript — even months later.
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 Microsoft Teams meeting — even without a paid license, admin permission, or Teams Premium. Wave captures it via Chrome extension, desktop app, or AI bot and delivers a speaker-labeled transcript and summary.
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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