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Transcribe a webinar you are attending. Even when you are not the host.

Webinar replays often never arrive, and the slides rarely say what the speaker said. MeetingSidekick captures the audio of the webinar tab on your own computer and gives you a live transcript, then a summary with the key points when it ends. You can ask the meeting chat questions afterward ("what did they say about pricing?"). Nothing joins, and no host permission is needed to capture audio your computer is already playing.

Step by step

Transcribing a webinar in four steps

Most webinars stream in a browser tab, and Chrome and Edge can share a tab's audio.

1

Open the webinar in Chrome or Edge

Zoom Webinars, Teams live events, Webex, GoTo, YouTube Live and most event platforms run in the browser.

2

Open MeetingSidekick in a second tab

Go to meetingsidekick.ai, sign in, tick the consent box and press Start.

3

Share the webinar tab with audio

Pick the webinar tab and turn on tab audio. Mute your own microphone if you will not be talking.

4

Press Stop for the takeaways

You get the transcript, a summary, the saved audio and a chat to ask questions about what was said.

Good fits

What people transcribe

Anything that plays in a browser tab.

Industry webinars

Keep the points that matter without taking notes the whole hour.

Required training

Compliance or onboarding sessions, with a searchable record to look back at.

Online courses and lectures

Live classes streamed in the browser, summarized when they end.

Conference talks

Virtual conference sessions, one meeting per talk.

Straight answers

The limits, before you start

Chrome or Edge, on a desktop. Safari and Firefox cannot share tab audio.

Watch your hours. A webinar uses recording time like a meeting. The free 2 hours covers one or two webinars; Pro gives 30 hours a month, and a 5-hour pack is $9 one time.

Audio only. Slides are not captured. On Max you can chat about screenshots you take.

Respect the organizer's terms. Some events forbid recording. Personal notes are usually fine, but check the event's rules and do not republish their content.

Questions

Answered

Can I transcribe a webinar if I am not the host?

Yes, if you are attending it in Chrome or Edge. MeetingSidekick captures the audio your own computer plays, so no host permission or bot is involved. Check the event's rules on recording.

Which webinar platforms work?

Any that play in a browser tab: Zoom Webinars, Teams live events, Webex, GoTo Webinar, YouTube Live, Vimeo and most event platforms.

Can I ask questions about the webinar afterward?

Yes. Each recording has a chat that answers from the transcript, for example "what were the three steps they recommended?"

How long a webinar can I transcribe?

As long as you have recording hours. Free includes 2 hours one time, Pro 30 hours a month, Max is unlimited, and a $9 pack adds 5 hours.

How much does it cost?

Free is 2 hours of recording, one time, with no credit card. Pro is $15 a month or $120 a year for 30 hours a month. Max is $50 a month for unlimited recording. There is also a one-time 5-hour pack for $9 that never expires.

Try it on your next webinar.

Free to start, no credit card. Open a second tab, press Start, share the webinar tab.

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