How to Record a Zoom Meeting on Desktop and Mobile Devices

As a leading video conferencing platform, Zoom has revolutionized digital communication. Trusted by individuals, businesses, and educators worldwide, Zoom delivers consistent performance across all use cases - from team collaborations to online classrooms. While Zoom's intuitive interface makes joining or hosting meetings effortless, many users need to preserve important discussions for future reference. Whether you're documenting client calls, saving training sessions, or archiving lectures, recording meetings become essential. This comprehensive guide will walk you through how to record a Zoom meeting on desktop and mobile devices without sparing much efforts.

• Part 1. How to Record a Zoom Meeting on Desktop App
• 1.1 How to Record Zoom Meeting as Host
• 1.2 How to Record a Zoom Meeting as a Participant (with/without Permission)
• Part 2. How to Record a Meeting on Zoom Mobile App
• Part 3. FAQs about Zoom Meeting Recording

Part 1. How to Record a Zoom Meeting on Desktop App

You can record Zoom meetings by drawing support from the built-in local recorder. This is a simple and straightforward solution available for both free and paid subscribers. You can record video and audio simultaneously, saving files directly to your computer or store on cloud storage.

1.1 How to Record Zoom Meeting as Host

• Step 1: Sign in to Zoom desktop app on your computer.
• Step 2: On the main interface, go forward to the upper-right corner and click on the Settings gear icon located below your profile picture.
• Step 3: Head to Recording tab in the left column and set where to store your recordings.
• Step 4: Start a Zoom meeting, go to the control bar at the bottom of the screen, and click the Record button to begin recording. You can decide whether to record on this computer or record to the cloud.

Types of recordings	Record on this Computer	Record to the Cloud
What to store	Standard MP4 video, M4A audio, chat text files	Standard MP4 video, M4A audio, chat text files
Where to save recordings	Computer's hard drive	Zoom's cloud server
Zoom account	All Zoom accounts	Only paid Zoom accounts
Best for	Offline access anytime	Sharable recording links

• Step 5: It is available to click Pause or Stop button during the meeting. Upon a Zoom meeting recording is completed, the destination file will automatically be saved as MP4 format.

1.2 How to Record a Zoom Meeting as a Participant (with/without Permission)

Recording Zoom meetings as a participant on the desktop app is a bit different from host recording, primarily offering two approaches: authorized recording through Zoom's native functionality (requiring host permission) or utilizing third-party screen recording software as an alternative solution when official recording privileges aren't granted.

Method 1. Record Zoom Meeting as a Participant with Permission

If you are a participant who wants to record a meeting on Zoom app, you have to get recording necessary permission from the host. Now look at how the host authorizes recording privilege to a participant.

• Step 1: During a Zoom meeting, choose Participants.
• Step 2: In the list, hover over the name of target participant that you want to give recording permission and click on "…" icon beside it.
• Step 3: Simply select "Allow to Record Local Files" option from the drop-down menu.

After authorization, the selected participant will soon receive a notification of "Hosts allows you to record this meeting". If a recording task is initiated, there will be a recording icon near to the name of your appointed participant.

Method 2. Record Zoom Meeting as a Participant without Permission

Sometime, the host may miss your application of recording a meeting or reject to authorize. But luckily, a professional screen recorder like Joyoshare VidiKit comes to rescue.

This comprehensive Zoom meeting recorder features cutting-edge screen capture technology that simultaneously records both video and system audio along with external microphone input. Beyond basic recording functionality, it offers extensive customization options for Zoom meetings including webcam overlay, adjustable capture area, multiple output formats, screenshot capabilities, cursor highlighting, recording scheduler, and real-time annotations.

Key Features of Joyoshare VidiKit:

• Record meeting from Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and more
• Capture Zoom meetings in 1080p/4K with zero lag or compression
• Preserves original video/audio sync for professional results
• Add webcam overlay to show your reactions during the meeting
• Save captured meeting videos to MP4, AVI, FLV, MOV, MPEG, etc.
• Support multiple recording modes for you to flexible switch

Try It Free Try It Free

• Step 1Activate Screen Recorder in VidiKit

  Finish the installation of Joyoshare VidiKit and then run it on your computer straightly. Go ahead to Screen Recorder under the Recorder panel.

  

• Step 2Select a Recording Area

  It is convenient to quickly pick up a systematic ration, like 1920x1080, 1280x720, full screen, etc, by clicking the drop-down menu in the bottom left corner. Of course, it is available for you to enter definite width and height number to the frame or drag the pop-up window to decide recording area by clicking "Select area to record".

  

• Step 3Set Up Recording Preferences

  You are entitled to enable both "System Audio" or "Microphone Audio" to capture computer sound and voices of all the participants during the meeting. Also, turn on your camera to include your face in the recording.

  To take a close look at all options, you can simply click the "Preferences" icon on the right corner, which offers facility to choose desirable output format, customize parameters, utilize shortcuts, add effect to cursor, etc.

  

• Step 4Get Ready to Record Zoom Meeting

  To start or join a meeting, launch the Zoom desktop app or access the Zoom web app. In Joyoshare's main interface, simply click the "REC" button. You'll have a 3-second countdown to adjust your capture area. Once recording begins, a floating menu bar will appear, enabling you to annotate in real time, take snapshots, schedule the recording, and cut the video.

  

• Step 5Save and Manage Zoom Meeting Recording(s)

  Joyoshare VidiKit provides full support for managing your recorded Zoom meeting files. Simply click the Stop button, and you'll be directed to the History window, where you can preview your Zoom video, rename it, trim the recording, delete files, or clear the list entirely, among other options.

  

Part 2. How to Record a Zoom Meeting on iPhone/Android

Anyone who has a paid membership in Zoom, such as Business, Education, Enterprise or Pro account, can record Zoom meetings on the mobile devices, like iPhone and Android. However, the recorded files will be only saved to the cloud for view, sharing and downloading. Recording locally cannot be supported.

• Step 1: Open Zoom mobile app and sign in your account.
• Step 2: Simply start or join a meeting on your mobile device.
• Step 3: Tap the Record icon in the host controls.
• Step 4: Tap Start recording option to begin recording the Zoom meeting. You can see the recording status bar in the top-left corner.
• Step 5: To end the recording, tap the Record icon again and hit Stop recording → Stop to confirm.

Note:

When the meeting is over, Zoom will automatically process the recording. Once completed, you can find it in the Recordings tab on the Zoom web portal.

Part 3. FAQs about Zoom Meeting Recording

Conclusion:

With the comprehensive solutions provided in this guide, recording Zoom meetings has never been more accessible. Regardless of you are a host or participant, whether you're using a desktop or mobile device, you now clearly know how to record a Zoom meeting. These methods ensure you'll never miss crucial details from presentations, collaborative sessions, or client calls again. So, you can check the recorded videos for further review and sharing.