Recording an interview in four steps
No app to install on your phone, and no bot in your video calls.
Open meetingsidekick.ai
For an in-room interview, open it in Safari or Chrome on your phone. For a video interview, open it in a second Chrome or Edge tab on your laptop.
Ask permission, then press Start
Let your interviewee know you are recording for notes, tick the consent box, and press Start. On a phone, place it flat between the two of you.
Get the summary and speaker labels
Press Stop when done. You get an immediate summary; on Pro and Max, speaker diarization labels each voice and lets you rename them.
Verify quotes and replay audio
Ask the meeting chat ("What did she say about her previous role?") or replay the saved audio on Pro and Max to check exact wording.
Four kinds of interviews where it shines
Built for conversations where rapport and accuracy both matter.
Hiring & recruiting
Keep your eyes on the candidate instead of typing scorecards mid-sentence, and share a clean summary link with the hiring team afterward.
User & customer research
Run 5 to 10 customer calls and ask the chatbot to pull every mention of a pain point, workflow, or competitor.
Journalism & writing
Capture sit-down or coffee-shop interviews from your phone, with saved audio on Pro so you can verify every direct quote against the tape.
Academic & qualitative interviews
Record oral histories or field interviews without a monthly subscription by using the $9 one-time 5-hour pack, and delete the audio when your study closes.
The limits, before you sit down
Always get clear consent. Recording an interview without permission can violate wiretap laws and professional ethics. Tell your guest before you press Start.
Noisy cafes make transcription harder. If you meet in a coffee shop or restaurant, set the phone close to your guest and away from espresso machines or speakers.
Speaker labels and audio replay are on Pro. Free includes 2 hours of recording, the live transcript, the AI summary, and the meeting chat. Speaker identification and audio playback are included on Pro ($15/mo) and Max ($50/mo); any recording you make on Free is saved and unlocks if you upgrade later.
Interview transcription, answered
How do I transcribe an in-person interview without an app?
Open meetingsidekick.ai in the browser on your phone or laptop, get your interviewee's consent, and press Start. Set the phone between the two of you and it transcribes the conversation live.
Does it separate speakers and keep the audio recording?
Yes. The audio is saved for every meeting. On Pro and Max, the recording is diarized after the interview ends so speakers are labeled (Speaker A, Speaker B, which you can rename), and you can replay the audio to verify exact quotes.
Can I use it for candidate interviews on Zoom or Teams without a bot joining?
Yes. Open MeetingSidekick in a second Chrome or Edge tab and share the call tab's audio. Nothing joins the video call, so the candidate talks to you rather than a recording bot.
Can I buy recording hours for a single research project without a subscription?
Yes. Free includes 2 hours of recording one time. If you are running a batch of interviews and do not want a monthly plan, the 5-hour pack is $9 one time and never expires.
Is interview audio private?
Yes. Audio is used only to transcribe your session and is never sold or used to train AI models. You can permanently delete any interview and its audio from your account at any time.
Try it on your next interview.
Free to start, no credit card. Open a tab on your phone or laptop and press Start.
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