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Zoom transcription, without forcing a bot on every call.

Notabium records your Zoom call - straight from your browser, or with the Notabium Notetaker - transcribes it in the cloud with ElevenLabs Scribe, and gives you a searchable record after the call. You choose how each meeting is captured.

Two ways to capture a Zoom call

Most Zoom transcription tools force a bot into every meeting, named "Otter.ai" or "Fireflies Notetaker" whether you want it or not. Fine for some, unworkable for sales, therapy, legal, and medical conversations.

Notabium gives you the choice per call. Attending? Record from your browser with the extension - both sides captured, nothing extra in the participant list. Can't attend? Send the Notabium Notetaker, which joins as a clearly named participant and announces the recording.

How to transcribe a Zoom meeting with Notabium

Start your Notabium trial and add the browser extension.
Grant microphone and tab capture permissions when prompted. These let Notabium hear both sides of the call.
Open Zoom on the web and join your meeting like normal.
Click Record in the Notabium extension, and let everyone know the call is being recorded. The icon goes amber while a meeting is active.
After the call, your transcript appears in the Notabium library, speaker labelled, timestamped, and searchable.

If you have a calendar connected, Notabium pops up a small overlay the moment the meeting starts and offers to record with one click. You can set it to auto record specific meeting types and ignore others - or send the Notabium Notetaker to the ones you cannot join.

Compared to Zoom's built in transcription

	Zoom Cloud Recording	Notabium
Requires paid Zoom plan	yes (Pro and above)	no
Requires host privileges	yes	no
Where audio is stored	Zoom's cloud	your Notabium account
Speaker labelling	limited	yes, automatic
Search across history	per meeting only	full library
AI summary included	only on Zoom AI Companion	yes
Works on free Zoom accounts	no	yes

What you get after the call

Every Zoom recording in your Notabium library has three things attached. The recording itself. The full transcript, speaker labelled with exact timecodes. And the AI summary if you are on Pro, which pulls out decisions, action items, and the point of the meeting in 60 seconds.

When you choose to share, Notabium gives you a private link like share.notabium.com/r/abc123 with the video and the synced transcript. Useful when someone could not make the call and asks for the recording. Like Loom, but for the meetings you already had.

Privacy posture

Recordings and transcripts are encrypted in transit and at rest, scoped to your account, and deletable at any time. Transcription runs in the cloud with ElevenLabs Scribe; AI summaries run with Claude. Recording is consent-forward by design: the browser recorder prompts you to confirm participants were informed, and the Notabium Notetaker announces that the call is being recorded when it joins.

Try it on your next Zoom call. 7-day free trial.

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FAQ

Do I have to send a bot to every Zoom meeting?

No. For calls you attend, record straight from your browser with the Notabium extension, so nothing extra joins the participant list. When you cannot attend, send the Notabium Notetaker, which joins as a clearly named participant and announces that the call is being recorded.

Do I need to be the host?

No. When you record from the browser, Notabium captures both sides of the call you are in, so Zoom's host-only recording feature is irrelevant. Just let everyone know the call is being recorded.

Is Notabium transcription accurate?

Yes. Notabium transcribes in the cloud with ElevenLabs Scribe, a managed speech-to-text model tuned for meeting audio. Speakers are labelled and timecodes are tabular, with no setup or local models to manage.

How much does it cost?

Pro is €19.99 per month and includes everything: record in your browser or send the Notabium Notetaker to your Zoom, Meet, and Teams calls, with transcripts, AI summaries, action items, chat, auto-join, and unlimited usage. It starts with a 7-day free trial (card required). Team is from €39.99/mo for 3 seats.

Is recording a Zoom call legal?

It depends on your jurisdiction. Most places allow one party consent, which means you can record any meeting you are part of. A handful of US states and several EU countries require all party consent. Notabium does not decide for you. As a matter of professional practice we recommend telling participants when you are recording.