Fact · Transcription
Zoom says its audio transcription applies only to cloud recordings, not to recordings saved to your computer.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Audio transcription applies only to cloud recordings. It does not apply to computer recordings saved to your device.”
Enabling or disabling audio transcription for cloud recordings, Zoom Help Center, 2026, Limitations for creating an audio transcript.
Open the original- What it measures
- Zoom's help article on the Create audio transcript setting, read on 17 October 2026.
- What it does not show
- This describes Zoom's current rule. A meeting recorded only to your computer gets no transcript from Zoom.
Source
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