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title: "In-app recording"
description: "Start a recording from the dashboard or the quick actions panel and have it transcribe automatically when you stop."
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# In-app recording

Record audio or video straight into Speak AI from your browser, with nothing to install. The recording lands in your [library](/help/folders/) and transcribes as soon as you stop.

![The in-browser recorder. Audio, Video and Screen tabs sit at the top with Audio selected, a Live Transcription toggle is switched off below them, the panel reads Ready to record, and microphone and speaker pickers sit above a large red record button.](/help/media/uploads/uploads-in-app-recording.jpg)

## Record in the browser

1. Select **Recording** in the Quick Actions panel on the dashboard.
1. Pick how you want to capture: **Audio**, **Video** or **Screen**.
1. Set anything you need under Settings: **Save to Folder**, **Source Language**, **Live Transcription** to transcribe as you speak, and **Video Quality**. Screen recordings also offer **Overlay Position** and **Overlay Size**.
1. If Speak shows **Permission Required**, select **Grant Access** and allow your browser's microphone or camera prompt.
1. Start recording and start talking.

The duration counts up below the player while you record, and the cost of the recording appears below the duration. You can stop and start the recording as often as you need.

A single browser recording runs up to 4 hours. Speak warns you shortly before the limit so you can save it rather than lose it. When you stop, name the recording under **Recording Name** and save it.

## Keep a recording safe on a weak connection

The recorder caches your data locally in your browser, so a short drop in connectivity does not lose your progress. What does lose progress is closing the tab before the upload finishes.

- If the upload bar looks stalled, wait. The recorder retries the upload on its own.
- Keep the browser tab open until the upload confirms. Closing it early cancels the retries and can lose the recording.
- Record in shorter segments of five to ten minutes when you expect a poor connection, rather than one long session.
- For a session you cannot repeat, run a local recorder such as QuickTime or Voice Memos at the same time as a second copy.

If a live recording fails and you have a local copy, upload the file from [Uploads](/help/uploads/) once you are back on a stable connection. The result is the same.

## Record an in-person meeting on your phone

The [mobile app](/help/start/mobile-app/) records, uploads, and transcribes in-person meetings:

1. Log in to the Speak AI app on iOS or Android.
1. Tap the red microphone icon and place the phone in the middle of the table.
1. Tap stop when the meeting ends, then name the file, for example "Board meeting".
1. Tap **Analyze** to upload and transcribe right away, or **Save for Later** to upload when you are on Wi-Fi.

In a large conference room, connect an external Bluetooth microphone to your phone. It captures voices around the table far more clearly than the built-in microphone.

## When a recording will not upload

- **Upload failed** in the browser: your browser's local storage may be full. Clear some space, then try again.
- **Upload pending** in the mobile app: open the app while on Wi-Fi to force the sync.

Want a hand setting this up? [Book a free consult](https://calendly.com/speak-ai/consult?utm_source=docs&utm_campaign=consult) and we'll do it together on your account.

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Related: [Uploads](/help/uploads/) · [CSV import](/help/uploads/csv-import/)

Source: https://docs.speakai.co/help/uploads/in-app-recording/index.mdx