The last few years have changed our workspace environment. Working from home is a trend and will grow in the future. As one of the most popular online video conferencing tools, Zoom has 350 million daily meeting participants. You might need to record your zoom meetings for later use or share them with whoever couldn’t attend the meeting live. But how to record a zoom meeting?

If you are a host, you can feel free to record the Zoom meeting or give other participants permission to record it using the built-in recording tool. However, if you are a participant without permission, Zoom doesn't allow you to record meetings. No worries, whoever you are, whatever device you use, you can find the step-by-step solution to record your zoom meetings in this post.

How to record a zoom meeting as a host

If you are a host, try the simplest way - use the built-in recording option to record a Zoom meeting. You don't need to download any third-party software or use any online tool. Zoom provides a basic screen recording option for the host and permitted participants.

As for recording, Zoom desktop app offers local recording and cloud recording for paid accounts. But the free accounts will have no cloud recording option.

How to make a local recording of a Zoom meeting as a host

Requirements for Zoom local recording:

Account: Basic (Free) account or above

Role: host or participants who get permission to record screen

OS: Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS, or Linux. (Zoom local recording is not available for iOS or Android devices.)

Step 1. Launch the Zoom app and start a Zoom meeting as a host.

Step 2. Click the Record button at the bottom. If there is a menu, you just select "Record on this computer".

Step 3. Hosts and participants can see the indicator in the top-left corner while the recording is on. Dial-in participants will get an audio notification about recording.

Step 4. You can click to pause/recover or stop the recording whenever you want.

Step 5. After the meeting ends, Zoom will convert the recording to an MP4 file and open the folder that contains the file so that you can easily access it.

How to make a cloud recording of a Zoom meeting as a host

Requirements for Zoom cloud recording:

Account: Licensed users of Pro, Business, or Enterprise account

Role: host or co-host (you can make the participant a co-host)

OS: Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS, or Linux, Zoom mobile app for Android or iOS

Other: Cloud recording is enabled and is set as desired

Step 1. Start your Zoom meeting as a host.

Step 2. Hit the Record button at the bottom of the interface, and then select "Record to the cloud" to begin recording.

Step 3. You can click to pause/recover or stop the recording whenever you want. Or the recording will be stopped after the meeting ends.

Step 4. Once the meeting is ended, Zoom will process the recording. If you enable it, you will get notified via email when the process is done. After that, you can access or manage your cloud recording as you want.

How to record a zoom meeting as a participant

Although recording is very easy and intuitive for a host, it may be hard for you to record the Zoom meeting if you are a participant. That is because Zoom restricts the recording of meetings that the host has disabled. When a participant clicks the Record button, he or she will see a popup showing "Please ask the host to give you the permission to record".

zoom meeting ask for permission prompt

Based on that, there are two ways for participants to record Zoom meetings:

Ask/Wait for the host for permission
Use a third-party recording tool

How to record a Zoom meeting with permission

After getting the host's permission, participants can record a Zoom meeting using its built-in recording tool. So, to record your Zoom meeting, request the host to grant you permission first.

The host can follow the steps below to give you the permission:

Step 1. Click the "Participants" button at the bottom of the meeting window. A list of all the participants will show.

Step 2. Hover on the name of the participant to whom you want to authorize the recording permission, then click on "More" > "Allow to Record Local Files".

zoom meeting allow to record local files

Once get permission from the host, the participant can follow the steps below to record the Zoom meeting.

Step 1. Click the "Record" button in the Zoom window to start local recording. Then the host will get a notification about the recording.

zoom meeting recording notification

Step 2. Pause or stop the recording whenever you want. If you do nothing, the recordings will stop when the meeting ends.

Step 3. After the meeting ends, Zoom will convert the recording to an MP4 file and open the folder that contains the file so that you can easily access it.

How to record a Zoom meeting without permission

Sometimes, asking the host for permission is not an option for you. If so, you can use a third-party app to record the Zoom meeting without permission.

Try Awesome Screenshot & Recorder, a handy and powerful screen recorder to help users record any online meetings, including Zoom meeting, Google meet, Microsoft Teams meeting, Skype calls, etc. It also enables you to edit videos, upload to the cloud, etc.

How to record a Zoom meeting without permission on Windows and Mac

If you want to record your Zoom meeting on Windows or Mac desktop, you are suggested to use Awesome Screenshot & Recorder. Providing both local recording and cloud recording options, it is a handy and powerful screen recorder to help users record any Zoom meeting and edit the recording with ease. You can install the Awesome Screenshot & Recorder Chrome extension, which works great on both Windows and Mac.

Awesome Screenshot & Recorder

One extension for all your screen recordings & screenshots

Record screen and capture screenshots easily
Edit videos/images quickly
Store videos/images to the cloud and share instantly

Recording a Zoom meeting using Awesome Screenshot & Recorder is super easy:

Step 1. Open your Zoom meeting window.

Step 2. Install Awesome Screenshot & Recorder, and click to launch it.

Step 3. Tap the "Record" tab, select the "Desktop" option, and set the other recording parameters, including video resolution, cloud, or local storage.

awesome screenshot and recorder record interface

Step 4. Once the setting is done, click the blue "Start Recording" button.

Step 5. In the popup, click on "Window", select the Zoom meeting window you want to record, then hit "Share" to start recording.

awesome screenshot and recorder choose window

Step 6. If you want to stop the recording, you just hit the Pause icon in the control bar of Awesome Screenshot & Recorder. Then, a Stop icon will appear near the Pause icon. Just click it to stop the recording.

awesome screenshot and recorder recording control

Step 7. View your recorded Zoom meeting and edit it if needed.

How to record a Zoom meeting without permission on iPhone and iPad

Zoom mobile app offers a built-in cloud recording option for any licensed user who is a meeting host. The local recording is not available for it.

If you are a free user and want to record a Zoom meeting without permission on iOS, you can use the built-in screen recorder of your iPhone or iPad. The iOS screen recorder helps you to record any meeting on Zoom mobile for free. Before starting recording, please make sure that your iPhone or iPad

has been updated to iOS 11 version or later
has enough storage space to store your recording

If everything is okay, you can record the Zoom meeting on your iOS device now.

Step 1. Open your iPhone or iPad, go to "Settings" > "Control Center".

Step 2. Check whether "Screen Recording" is included in the list or not. If it is already in it, then fine, otherwise find "Screen Recording" in "More Controls" and press "+" to add it.

iphone enable screen recording feature

Step 3. Go to the control panel and press the recording icon to start recording.

iphone record screen

Step 4. Switch to your Zoom meeting, and the recording is going.

Step 5. To end the recording, you go to the control panel and hit the recording icon again.

Step 6. You can access your recorded Zoom meeting in the Photo app.

How to record a Zoom meeting without permission on Android

To record a Zoom meeting without host permission on your Android device, you can use the built-in screen recorder of your phone. Otherwise, you can install another screen recording app on your phone and record the meeting using that app.

Step 1. Install the Mobizen app on your Android device, open it once done.

Step 2. Hit the circle icon, tap Record, set some recording parameters, and start recording.

Step 3. Open your Zoom app and join the meeting.

Step 4. If you want to stop the recording, hit the circle icon again.

Step 5. The recorded Zoom meeting will be stored in the Gallery app of your Android phone.

FAQs about recording Zoom meetings

1. Is it legal to record a zoom meeting without host permission?

It depends on the laws and regulations of your country or state. For instance, some US states, such as California and Florida, are “two party” or “all party” consent states. Those states require the permission of all participants to record a Zoom meeting. However, if you are in a one-party state like North Carolina, you can record the Zoom meeting with the consent of any participant.

If you use Zoom's built-in recorder, you can rest assured because Zoom always notifies participants whenever a participant clicks "Record" to start recording. If you use any other app to record your Zoom meeting, please follow the law of your country/state to get permission from a participant or all participants before starting recording.

2. Will other participants know if I screen record the Zoom Meeting?

Yes, if you use Zoom's built-in recorder to record a meeting, Zoom will always notify the host and participants. Participants can see the "Recording" sign on a red box in the top-left corner of the screen. Other participants won't be notified if you use another program to record the Zoom meeting.

3. Why is there no record button on the Zoom app?

Zoom only provides the Recording feature to the host, co-host, and participants with permission. If you don't see the Record button on the Zoom window, it means that you are the participant who is not authorized to record the screen. To record the screen, you should ask the host for recording permission first.

4. How to find your recorded Zoom meetings?

Zoom provides both local recording and cloud recording options for paid users. That means your recorded zoom meetings might be stored on the cloud or your PC. You will only have the local recording option if you are a free user. So you can check your recordings in your local storage space.

How to find the recordings of your Zoom meetings on your computer:

Step 1. Open the Zoom app, and click the Settings button at the upper right corner.

Step 2. Click "Recording", and you will see your file location.

Step 3. Click the "Open" button to view the recordings of your Zoom meetings.

How to find your recorded Zoom meetings on the cloud:

Step 1. Sign in to Zoom.

Step 2. Click "Recordings" in the left sidebar. Your cloud recordings are listed under the "Cloud Recording" tab.

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