Screen recording on desktop

Notta's screen recording feature lets you capture your computer screen, internal system audio, microphone input, and camera video—all in one go, with automatic transcription after recording.

Prerequisites for using this feature
Plan: Available on all plans
Role: Available to all roles
Platform: Notta Web

⏱️ Recording time limits

Here's the maximum continuous recording time per session for each plan:

*Free plan users can only view the first 3 minutes of the transcribed recording.

For paid plans, each recording session can technically last up to 5 hours. However, to ensure stability, the screen recording feature itself is limited to a maximum of 2 hours per session—even for paid users.

⛳️ Environment & device setup

To fully use screen recording, you'll need to allow access to certain features in both your browser and computer system settings.

1. Recommended environment

• We recommend using Google Chrome for the best performance.
• Low IndexedDB storage may prevent your recording files from being saved. To avoid this, free up some space in your browser before recording.

2. Microphone & camera setup

To record audio or video, you need to enable permissions in both your PC system settings and Chrome browser.

3. Screen & system audio setup on macOS

On macOS, in addition to granting access to the microphone and camera, you also need to allow access for screen and system audio recording.

For details, see Apple's official guide: Control access to screen and system audio recording on Mac.

🎯 Screen recording workflow

Step 1: Choose your recording mode

1. Log in to Notta Web in Chrome and select Record screen.
   

2. Choose your recording mode:

   • Screen Only
   • Camera Only
   • Screen & Camera

   

Step 2: Set up input devices

1. Microphone: Choose whether to capture external audio:

   A. Capture external audio

   Select the microphone you want to use.
   

   B. Do not capture external audio

   Click the microphone icon to disable it (a slash appears). No selection needed.
   

2. Camera: Choose whether to film yourself or your surroundings:

   A. Film with camera

   Select the camera to use.
   

   B. Do not film (PC screen only)

   Click the camera icon to disable it (a slash appears). No selection needed.
   

Step 3: Select the window or screen to capture

1. Select your transcription language and choose whether to enable speaker identification.
2. If you want a countdown before recording starts, keep the "3 seconds countdown before recording" box checked.
3. Click Start Recording.
   • If your microphone is enabled: Proceed to the next step and select the screen you want to share.
   • If your microphone is disabled (muted): A confirmation dialog stating "Your microphone is muted" will appear. You can still continue recording by selecting Yes, proceed.
     
4. If you are recording the screen, a window will pop up allowing you to select the tab, window, or entire screen you want to capture.
5. To record audio from your system or a browser tab, toggle Also share tab audio or Also share system audio on.
6. Click Share to start recording.
   

7. During recording, the menu on Notta allows you to:

   • Toggle camera on/off
   • Finish recording
   • Pause/resume recording
   • Discard recording (This recording will be deleted and won't be saved.)

   

Step 4: Finish recording and start transcription

1. Click Stop Recording in Notta or Stop Sharing on the shared screen to end the session.
   
2. The recording will be uploaded to Notta. Don't refresh or close the page during upload.
3. Once uploaded, Notta automatically transcribes your recording. You can then view both the video and transcription on the Notta page.
   

📚 Use cases for screen recording