How to download a Zoom meeting transcript

Zoom can automatically transcribe cloud recordings. Here is how to get the transcript file from your Zoom account. Prerequisites: - You must be the meeting host or have the recording saved to Zoom's cloud. - Audio transcription must be enabled on your Zoom account (available on paid plans and some free accounts). Enabling transcription (if not already on): 1. Sign in to zoom.us. 2. Go to Settings → Recording → Cloud recording. 3. Enable "Audio transcript" and save. Downloading a transcript after a meeting: 1. Go to zoom.us and sign in. 2. Click "Recordings" in the left sidebar. 3. Find the recording you want — click on the meeting name to open it. 4. You will see the recording files listed. Look for: - "Audio transcript" — a .vtt file (WebVTT format, includes timestamps) - A plain-text transcript may also be available 5. Click the download icon next to "Audio transcript" to download the .vtt file. 6. Upload the .vtt file to the Zoom Transcript → PDF tool. If you have a Zoom .txt transcript instead: Some Zoom accounts export transcripts as plain .txt files in the format: "00:00:00 Speaker Name: text" The Zoom Transcript → PDF tool accepts both .vtt and .txt formats — upload whichever you have. Troubleshooting: - No transcript file listed: transcription was not enabled before the meeting. For future meetings, enable it in Settings first. - Transcript shows wrong speaker names: Zoom's transcription identifies speakers from their Zoom display name. You can rename them in the tool's preview before generating your document. - Downloaded transcript is empty or very short: this can happen if most audio was muted or if the meeting ended abruptly. The original audio recording will be unaffected.