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How to record meetings in Microsoft Teams

Written by Marta Connor
Updated over 2 weeks ago

Record and annotate Microsoft Teams meetings with Claap

Launch the Claap recorder inside Microsoft Teams

Join your Microsoft Teams meeting

Open Microsoft Teams and join your scheduled meeting. Once the meeting loads, the Claap Chrome Extension detects the active Teams tab and prompts you to start recording.

Claap meeting recording button in the Microsoft Teams controls bar β€” a small Claap icon appears in the footer toolbar

Open the Claap extension prompt

When the prompt appears asking you to launch the Claap extension, click the Claap extension icon in your Chrome toolbar. This opens the recording configuration panel.

Chrome prompt asking the user to launch the Claap extension to record the Teams meeting

Configure your recording settings

In the Claap extension panel, set three things before you start:

  • Workspace : select the Claap workspace where the recording will be saved

  • Recording name : give the recording a clear title

  • Folder : optionally assign the recording to a folder for organisation

This is your only opportunity to configure the destination before the recording starts.

Claap extension panel showing workspace selector, recording name field, and folder options

Record the meeting

Start the recording

Click [Record meeting] in the Claap extension panel. A short countdown appears in the toolbar to confirm the recording has begun. The embedded Claap toolbar is now visible in the Teams controls bar.

Countdown timer in the Claap toolbar confirming that recording has started in Microsoft Teams

The Claap toolbar gives you real-time controls during the meeting:

  • Claap icon : opens your Claap workspace

  • Duration counter : shows how long the current recording has been running

  • Stop button : lets you save, resume, or delete the current recording

Pin key moments during the call

To mark an important moment during the recording, click the [Pin] icon in the Claap toolbar. Each pin creates a timestamped bookmark you can review after the meeting.

Note: You can pin moments during the recording, but you cannot add video annotations while the recording is in progress. Annotations are available after the recording is saved.

Claap toolbar showing the Pin icon for bookmarking moments during a live Microsoft Teams recording

Save and access your recording

End the recording

Click the [Stop] button in the Claap toolbar and select [Save]. You can also end the recording by hanging up the Teams call or closing the Teams tab both actions automatically stop and save the recording to your Claap workspace.

Review your recording in Claap

After saving, Claap opens a new browser tab pointing directly to your recording in your workspace. On this page you'll find:

  • All pinned moments listed with their timestamps click any pin to jump to that point in the video

  • AI-generated transcript and meeting summary

  • Options to add comments to pinned moments

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