How to Record a Meeting in Microsoft Teams

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Easily record meetings from your computer or phone

Co-authored by Megaera Lorenz, PhD Reviewed by Stan Kats

Last Updated: March 30, 2026 Fact Checked

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Recording a meeting is a great way to revisit key moments or get people caught up if they couldn’t attend. In Teams, you can easily record meeting video and audio with a built in recording tool. In this article, we’ll teach you how to record a meeting in Teams for desktop or mobile. We’ll also explain alternative methods and answer your most common questions about recording for Teams.

Quick Steps

1. Join a Teams meeting.
2. Click More ••• at the top of the screen.
3. Click Start Recording.
4. Go back to More ••• and select Stop Recording when you’re done.

Steps

Section 1 of 4:

Teams for Desktop

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   Join a meeting. To join a meeting, click the Calendar tab on the left side of Teams. Select the meeting and click Join, make sure your settings are correct, and click Join Now.

   • To create a new meeting, click the + New Meeting button at the top right side of the Calendar.
   • The instructions in this method also work for Teams for the web.
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   Click More ••• at the top of the screen. It’s in the row of buttons on the top right side of the meeting screen.
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   Select Start Recording. After a moment, a notification will appear letting you know that you started the recording.

   • If you have an organizational Teams account (i.e., for school or work), this option will be called Record and transcribe. You’ll need to click Confirm after selecting it.
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   Click More ••• > Stop Recording when you’re done. Click Stop again in the popup to confirm. You’ll see a notification that the recording has stopped.
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   Find a download link for the recording in the meeting chat or your OneDrive. The recording will automatically be posted in the meeting chat, where anyone in the meeting can view or download it. Click the Chat button at the top of the screen to see it. All members of the meeting will have access to the recording for 30 days, after which the link will expire and the recording will be automatically deleted.

   • Teams recordings are automatically saved in your OneDrive account. You can find the recording by going to the Recordings folder in your account at onedrive.com. It might take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours for the recording to show up.
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Teams for Mobile

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   Join a meeting. To join a meeting in the Teams mobile app, tap the Calendar tab at the bottom of the screen. Find the meeting and tap Join > Join now. You can also start a new meeting by tapping Meet > Meet now at the top right corner of the screen.
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   Tap •••. It’s in the row of buttons at the bottom of the screen.
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   Tap Start Recording. You’ll find this option in the menu that pops up. After a moment, you’ll see a notice at the top of the screen that the recording has started.
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   Tap ••• > Stop Recording when you’re done. Tap Stop again in the popup to confirm. You’ll see a notification at the top of the screen that the recording has stopped.
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   Find the recording in the meeting chat or your OneDrive. The recording will be available to view or download in the meeting chat for all participants. You and all participants will have access to the recording for 30 days, after which it will be deleted automatically.

   • To access the chat, tap ••• > Chat. Play the recording or tap the Download button to save it.
   • Teams recordings are automatically saved in your OneDrive account. You can find the recording by going to the Recordings folder in your account at onedrive.com. It might take anywhere from a few minutes to several hours for the recording to show up.
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Alternative Methods

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   Use your computer or phone’s built-in screen recorder. If you’d rather not use the Teams recording tool, or if you don’t have access to it, you can record the meeting with your device’s screen capture tool. The right way to do this depends on what kind of device or operating system you’re using. Unfortunately, Mac doesn’t have a built-in option to easily record your screen with audio, and the iOS screen recording app may not support audio from Teams.

   • Record on Windows with the Snipping Tool or Xbox Game Bar.
   • Record on Android with the Screen Recorder tool. Make sure you have both media sounds and your mic enabled.
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   Use a third-party screen recording app. If your device’s built-in screen recorder doesn’t work, there are other options that might. Try some of these apps to capture your Teams meeting with audio:

   • OBS Studio is a free screen recording app for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Check out our article to learn the basics of recording your screen with OBS.
   • For the mobile version of Teams, try a screen recorder app like Screen Recorder Voice & Video (iPhone) or XRecorder (Android).
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FAQ

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   Who can start or stop a recording in Teams? You don’t have to be the creator of a meeting to start or stop a recording. Any meeting participant with a Microsoft 365 subscription can record (or stop recording) a meeting.

   • If you’re using an organizational account, only participants who belong to the same organization can start or stop the recording.
   • You won’t be able to start or stop recording an organizational meeting if the IT administrator doesn’t have recording enabled.
   • If you have a Teams Premium account, you can limit recording privileges to meeting organizers, co-organizers, and presenters (or just organizers and co-organizers).
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   Why can’t I find the option to record a meeting? This probably has something to do with your type of Teams account or your organization’s account settings. You may not be able to record a meeting if:

   • You don’t have a Microsoft 365 subscription.
   • You’re in an organizational meeting where recording is not enabled.
   • You’re in an organizational meeting, but you’re not part of the same organization.
   • The meeting organizer has a Premium license and has restricted who can start or stop a recording.
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   Can I record the meeting without others knowing? You can only do this if you use a third-party screen recording tool (or your device’s built-in screen recorder) rather than the Teams recording tool. Before trying to secretly record a meeting, find out whether you can legally record others without their consent in your area.
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   Where can I find the recording? Teams recordings will appear in the meeting chat, where they are available to view or download for the next 30 days. They’ll also be saved to your OneDrive account, in the Recordings folder. It may take some time for the recording to appear on OneDrive.

   • If you’re using an organizational account, the recordings will be saved in OneDrive for work and school or Sharepoint.
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   How do I delete recordings? Recordings are automatically deleted after 30 days, but you can delete them sooner if you like. Find the recording in the meeting chat, click or tap •••, and select Delete.
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