Zoom speakers
We figure out who is talking and label the lines.
Zoom transcription
Zoom recording into clear meeting text
Keep lines, decisions, tasks, timestamps.
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Automatic action items
Decisions and tasks pulled out as a separate list.
Short meeting summary
No need to read the full minutes — a brief 5-paragraph recap.
Export to Word
DOCX for minutes, Markdown for Notion, TXT for archive.
Built for people who work from recordings
Teams
Turn meeting recordings into notes and follow-up text.
Researchers
Review interviews with speakers, timestamps, and search.
Creators
Make transcript text for captions, posts, and show notes.
Students
Convert lectures and webinars into study material.
In depth
The Zoom recording sits in the cloud — and the follow-up never gets written
After a product demo or a client call, an hour-long MP4 stays in the Zoom cloud that nobody will open again. The manager needs to send a follow-up by evening: what was decided, which terms were discussed, who owns what. But there's no time to replay an hour of video scrubbing to the right minute, so the email goes out from memory with details lost. A week later it surfaces: the client remembers one figure, you remember another, and nobody checked the recording. Transcribing a Zoom meeting into text closes that gap — instead of heavy video you get readable minutes that turn into an email in a couple of minutes.
How to turn a Zoom recording into minutes
First grab the file: in the Zoom cloud that's the Cloud Recording (MP4 with video or M4A audio only); a local recording saves to your computer automatically. Then drag the file into Vibe2Text or paste a link — processing starts at once, and the 4 GB limit covers even long webinars. The service recognises speech, sorts the Zoom participants' voices into roles and adds timecodes. The smart report pulls out decisions and lays out an action-item list, while the short summary compresses an hour of talk into a few paragraphs. In the editor rename guests, play back a disputed fragment next to its line, and export minutes to DOCX, the transcript to Markdown for Notion or SRT for video.
The fine print of working with Zoom recordings
A common slip is downloading the wrong file: the Zoom cloud keeps the full recording, a separate audio track and the chat side by side, and it's easy to grab a trimmed clip. Take the complete final file. If you recorded gallery view, everyone's audio is already on one track — diarisation will split it by speaker, but it helps if people don't talk over each other. Replace names like 'guest's iPhone' with roles before export, or the minutes become unreadable. And mind the privacy of client calls: before sharing a Zoom transcript via a link, remove figures and personal data that shouldn't leave your team. The AI chat over the transcript quickly tells you what was agreed at minute 42.
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Transcription questions
How do I transcribe a Zoom meeting into text?
Download the Cloud Recording from your Zoom account (MP4 or M4A) or use the local recording, then drag the file into Vibe2Text or paste a link. The service recognises the speech, sorts participants by voice and returns a Zoom meeting transcription with timecodes and ready-made minutes.
Where in Zoom do I find the recording file?
Cloud recordings live in the Recordings section of your Zoom account, offering an MP4 video, an M4A audio track and the chat text. Download the full file, not a fragment. A local recording saves to the Zoom folder on your computer after the meeting and also works for upload.
Will there be a smart report for the Zoom meeting?
Yes. Beyond the transcript, the service builds a smart report: a short summary of the call in a few paragraphs, a list of decisions made, and tasks with owners. That report makes it easy to draft a client follow-up in a couple of minutes right after the demo.
Will it tell apart participants in Zoom gallery view?
Yes, diarisation splits the shared audio track by voice and labels the lines. For sharper splitting, ask people not to speak at the same time. Replace guest labels like a device name with real names in the editor before exporting the minutes.
How much does Zoom transcription cost and do I need a card?
You can transcribe your first Zoom recording free from the home page — no card, no sign-up. That's enough to run a real call and see the minutes with speakers. Extended team features connect later if you want them.
Which formats can I export the Zoom transcript to?
Minutes to DOCX for the client, the transcript to Markdown for Notion or TXT for a knowledge base, the data to JSON. For a Zoom video recording, SRT and VTT subtitles are available. You can also open a private link to the transcript for a colleague within the team.
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