How Nod transcribes Google Meet
Google Meet's own transcript is limited to paid Workspace tiers and requires a recording. Nod sidesteps that: it captures your Mac's system audio and transcribes it directly, so you get a transcript and summary from any Meet call — whether it's in a Chrome tab, another browser, or a separate window.
- No bot joining the call, nothing in the attendee list
- Works without a paid Workspace plan
- No Meet recording and no 'transcription on' banner triggered
- Topics, decisions, and action items, captured automatically
No stored audio, EU-hosted
Capture is local on your Mac; transcription isn't. Each audio segment is sent through a European proxy to a hosted transcription service and discarded the instant the text returns, under Zero Data Retention and with no model training. No audio is stored at either end. Only the transcript and summary are saved, encrypted at rest in the EU (AWS eu-west-1). See the security page.
Google Meet guides
For the details, see AI notes for Google Meet without a bot, how to transcribe Google Meet for free, and Google Meet transcription without recording.
Frequently asked questions
Can I transcribe Google Meet for free?
Yes. Nod captures your Mac's system audio and transcribes it without a paid Workspace plan and without a bot in the call, so you can transcribe any Meet for free — including on a personal Gmail account.Does Nod need Google Meet's recording turned on?
No. Nod captures system audio separately and never switches on Meet's native recording or transcription, so no Meet banner is triggered.Where is the Google Meet transcript stored?
Only the transcript and summary are saved, encrypted in the EU with no model training. The audio that produced them is discarded from memory right after transcription — no recording is kept.