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Teams transcription, without a license.

Microsoft Teams hides transcription behind the Premium SKU. Notabium puts it back in your hands, locally, free.

Teams transcription costs money you don't want to pay

Teams has live transcription, but it is locked behind Microsoft 365 plans that include "Teams Premium." Most companies do not buy that. Most individuals cannot. The result: hour after hour of Teams calls disappear with nothing written down.

Even when you have the right license, Teams stores the transcript in your tenant. Switching jobs? You lose it. Want to share with a client? Awkward. Want it on your personal laptop, not your work account? Impossible.

Notabium fixes this on your side

Install Notabium on your laptop. Join your Teams call like normal. Click Record in the Notabium menu bar. The audio is captured on your computer, transcribed locally, and stored in your library. No Microsoft license required, no admin in the loop, and the transcript is yours.

What works and what to watch for

Works on Teams web and Teams desktop app. Either way, the audio plays through your computer's speakers and that is what Notabium captures.
Works for guests and external participants. Many transcription services require host or organisation level permissions. Notabium does not.
Works on locked down corporate machines. If IT blocks system audio capture, the free Notabium Chrome extension can grab the browser tab audio as a fallback.
Multiple speakers labelled. Notabium diarises the audio. You will see "Speaker 1", "Speaker 2", and so on. Rename them in the app after the call.

Compared to Teams Premium

	Teams Premium	Notabium
Cost	$10 per user / month (in addition to Teams)	free
Where transcript lives	Microsoft 365 tenant	your computer
Requires admin to enable	yes	no
Works on personal laptop	no	yes
AI summary	Copilot (extra license)	Pro $8/mo yearly
Export PDF/DOCX	limited	yes (Pro)

Stop paying Microsoft for transcripts that should be yours.

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FAQ

Do I need to be the meeting organiser?

No. Notabium captures audio from your machine, so any participant can record.

Does it work on Teams for Linux?

Notabium itself does not ship a Linux binary yet, though the source builds on Linux. For Teams on macOS and Windows, full support.

What about Microsoft's "Recording" notification?

That notification fires only when someone uses Teams' own recording feature. Notabium records on your machine, not in Teams, so Microsoft's notification does not appear. Whether you tell your participants is your call.