Record and transcribe tab audio with the Chrome extension

With the Notta Chrome extension, you can record audio that is played in your browser and transcribe it directly into text.

Prerequisites for using this feature
Plan: Available on all plans
Role: Available to all roles
Platform: Notta Web (Chrome browser with the extension installed)

Feature overview

By using the Notta Chrome extension, you can record audio that is playing in a browser tab and have it transcribed in real time within Notta.

This works not only for online audio and video content but also for local files opened in your browser. Please note that this feature supports audio recording and transcription only — it does not record video.

Record and transcribe web content

1. Install the Chrome extension and log in to Notta.
2. Open the webpage want to transcribe, click the extensions icon in the top-right of Chrome, and select Notta.
   
3. Specify the storage location in the Save to Workspace field, set the Transcription language to match the language actually used in the web content, and set the audio source to Current tab sound.

4. Click Start Recording to start recording the audio coming from the Chrome tab.
   

   Tip: You can record up to five pages at the same time.

5. As soon as recording starts, transcription will be generated in Notta in real time and you can watch the text appear as the audio plays.

   1. A small floating widget will appear on the page you are recording. You can use it to control the recording while staying focused on your web content.

      1. Finish: Click the "Finish" button to end recording.
      2. Pause / Resume: Click the "Pause / Resume" button to pause or resume recording.
      3. Add Bookmark: You can add a bookmark by clicking the bookmark icon. 
         

      Tip: You can move the widget by long-pressing and dragging the ⋮⋮ icon at the left edge of the widget.

   2. When viewing the transcription in Notta, you can also use the following controls:
      1. Pause / Resume: Click the "Pause / Resume" button to pause or resume recording.
      2. Stop Recording: Click the "Stop Recording" button to end recording.
      3. Add Bookmark: After the content of a text block is finalized, you can add a bookmark by hovering your cursor over that block.
         

Record and transcribe local files

Step 1: Open the file in Chrome

Drag a file from your desktop or a folder onto a Chrome tab. When the cursor shows the "⊕" icon, you can release it to open the file in the browser.

For more details on opening and managing tabs in Chrome, please see: Manage tabs in Chrome.

Step 2: Start recording and transcription

Once the file is open, playback controls will appear in the browser tab. Click the play button to start audio playback.

Then, launch the Notta Chrome extension and follow the same procedure as in "Record and transcribe web content" to begin recording and transcribing the audio.