How it works
Lautnote records two things at the same time: the sound of one app you choose – for example Microsoft Teams, Zoom or the browser with Google Meet – and your microphone. Windows delivers the sound of just that app, so notifications, music or other programs do not end up in the recording. Nobody joins the call; for the other participants, the meeting looks exactly as without Lautnote.
- Start. Give the meeting a name, pick the app and the microphone. Known meeting apps are preselected.
- Confirm consent. Tick “All participants know notes are being taken”. Without it, nothing starts. The note stays visible during the recording.
- Follow along. The live transcript runs with about two seconds of delay. Next to it you write notes and set markers with a timestamp.
- Finish. Lautnote transcribes the recording with the model you chose, recognizes the speakers and, if you like, writes the summary. The voice that is mainly on your microphone track is named “You”.
Tested for an hour
We recorded the sound of one app for 60 minutes with the live transcript running. Result: no crash, the memory used stayed level (around 1 GB on average in the last ten minutes), and sound from a second program playing at the same time did not appear in the transcript.
Consent
Lautnote is not legal advice. Whether you may record a conversation depends on the country and the situation. Tell everyone at the start and ask for consent – for example: I'd like to record this meeting with Lautnote to write the notes. The recording stays on my computer. Is that okay for everyone?
For work, research or customer calls, have a professional check it briefly.
Good to know
- A headset helps: then the other participants' voices do not leak into your microphone track.
- Meetings in the browser work too – choose the browser as the app.
- Recordings stay on your PC. If the app closes unexpectedly, Lautnote finds the unfinished recording on the next start.