Vinyl works across desktop and mobile so you can capture meetings wherever you are. How Vinyl records depends on the type of meeting — in-person or online — not the device you're using. Here's exactly what Vinyl can and can't record, and how each one works.
✅ What Vinyl can record
In-person meetings — recorded through the Vinyl mobile app, which uses your phone's microphone to capture the conversation in the room.
Online meetings on Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams — Vinyl joins the meeting as a participant and records it. This works the same whether you're on a desktop, iPhone, iPad, or another device.
🚫 What Vinyl can't record
Regular phone or telephone calls (a mobile or landline call) — including a call placed on speaker. Your phone's operating system stops any app from capturing audio while a call is active, so Vinyl can't record the call.
Video platforms other than Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams — these aren't supported yet.
Need to capture a phone call? Record it using your phone's own call-recording feature, then talk to our team about getting it into Vinyl.
How online meetings work
For Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams meetings, Vinyl joins as a participant and records automatically:
Connect your calendar, and Vinyl automatically joins meetings that are scheduled on it.
It works in the background — there's nothing extra to start, and it's the same on desktop or mobile.
Not in your calendar? You can record a meeting that's not in your calendar by pasting the meeting link.
How in-person meetings work
For face-to-face meetings, use the Vinyl mobile app:
Open the app and tap the red Record button to start capturing the room through your phone's microphone.
In-person recording is only available in the mobile app — it can't be done from the web browser.
On the roadmap
These aren't available yet, but they're features we're actively building:
A desktop app that captures system-wide audio, which would extend recording to calls made through other tools — including web browsers and softphones connected to PBX systems.
Advanced call processing — transcription, sentiment analysis, summaries, and practice-management syncing.
We'll share these as they roll out.
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