Let Plaud Desktop recognize when a meeting is active in a supported app.
What does Meeting detection do?
Meeting detection lets Plaud Desktop detect supported meeting apps and, when enabled, automatically recognize when a meeting is active. You can turn detection on or off for each supported app.
How to enable or disable Meeting detection for an app?
- Open Preferences using either of these methods:
- From the widget: right-click the widget, then click Settings.
- From the main Plaud Desktop window: open Preferences from the app menu.
- From the widget: right-click the widget, then click Settings.
- Click Recording.
- Find Meeting detection, expand Meeting apps, and toggle detection on or off for each app.
FAQ about Meeting detection
How do I confirm detection is working?
Start a meeting in a supported app and check whether Plaud Desktop detects it. You should see the meeting-detected indicator in the recording UI. If detection does not work, reopen Plaud Desktop and confirm the app is enabled in Meeting apps.
Do I need to invite a meeting bot or do extra setup every meeting?
No. You do not need to invite a meeting bot. Plaud Desktop captures computer and meeting audio locally instead of joining the meeting as a bot. One-time setup is to install Plaud Desktop, sign in, and grant microphone and system-audio permissions if your OS prompts for them. For each meeting, join as usual, open Plaud Desktop, confirm the meeting audio source is detected, and let Plaud Desktop start and stop recording automatically. The recording appears in your Plaud workspace (App or Web) after the meeting ends.
What does "automatically detects meetings" mean as a user?
It means that when you join a supported online meeting on your computer, Plaud Desktop can identify the active meeting session and begin recording without you adding a bot or starting setup each time. The recording uploads to your Plaud account, and you generate the transcript and summary afterward (with Auto generation in Plaud Desktop, or Custom generation in Plaud Web). You can pause or stop recording at any time from Plaud Desktop, and you can disable auto-detection in Settings, Recording, Automatic recording. If detection does not trigger, confirm the meeting app is supported, check microphone and system-audio permissions, make sure Plaud Desktop is running, then re-join the meeting.
Does detection work the same way across every meeting app?
The core workflow is consistent across supported apps: Plaud Desktop detects the meeting, captures the meeting or computer audio, and lets you review the transcript and summary, then export or share. A few things can differ by app, OS, or version. Support can vary depending on your OS and on whether you join through a desktop app or a browser, and the way the meeting-detected prompt appears, the UI labels, and system-audio or screenshot availability may differ. The Plaud Desktop detected-meeting and record-source screen is the source of truth for what is currently supported on your device.
Which meeting apps are currently supported?
Plaud Desktop detects meetings in these apps:
- Google Meet, Zoom, and Microsoft Teams (in the browser)
- Zoom Desktop
- Microsoft Teams Desktop
- Slack (Huddles)
- Cisco Webex Desktop
- Lark Desktop
The detected-meeting screen in Plaud Desktop is the source of truth for what is currently supported on your device.