Record Teams without a bot
Yes. Blurt records Teams meetings from your own computer, so no bot waits in the lobby and you don't need organizer rights, Teams Premium or a Copilot license. It works in your own meetings and when you're a guest in another company's Teams.
Participants
In this meeting (4)Recording Teams · 12:04From this computer, not from the call
How to record a Teams meeting
with Blurt.
About two minutes the first time. After that, Blurt offers to record as each Teams meeting starts.
Install Blurt
Free on Mac, Windows and Linux. Allow microphone and system audio once. Nothing for your IT team to approve in Teams.
Microphone · allowed ✓
Connect Outlook
Microsoft 365 calendar. Blurt sees which events are Teams meetings and who's invited.
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Join Teams as usual
In the app or the browser. A minute before, Blurt asks to record.
Read your notes
When you leave, the summary, speakers, chapters and next steps are ready.
Ready 20 seconds after the call
From a Teams call
to notes you'd send.
Speaker names from your Outlook invite, chapters for long calls, and a summary where every point links to the moment it was said. Paste it into Teams chat, OneNote or an email.
- 01The client wants an update on the proposal, but nobody has called them yet.↗ 00:04
- 02They've asked for an NDA, and the team thinks one may already exist.↗ 00:19
- 03Sam wants the client's exact wording before anyone replies↗ 00:31
Every way to record Teams,
compared.
Teams' own recording is usually limited to people in the organizer's company, and AI recaps need an extra license. Notetaker bots often get held in the lobby or blocked by IT. Blurt records from your computer, so neither applies.
| Method | Works as a guest | Visible bot | Summary and next steps | Works on Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blurt. | None | |||
| Teams' built-in recording | No, but everyone is notified | With Teams Premium or Copilot | Web only | |
| A notetaker bot (Otter, Fireflies) | If admitted | Yes, waits in the lobby | Web only | |
| A screen recorder | None |
Last updated September 2026. Teams recording, transcription and recap features depend on your Microsoft 365 licenses and your organization's policies.
The details
people ask about.
Never stuck in the lobby.
Many companies hold unknown bots in the Teams lobby or block them outright. Blurt isn't a participant, so there's nothing to admit and nothing to block.
Other companies' meetings: works.
As a guest, you usually can't record or see the recap in someone else's Teams. Blurt records from your computer, so you get your own notes from client calls.
No extra Microsoft license.
Teams' AI recap needs Teams Premium or Microsoft 365 Copilot. Blurt's summaries are included, and nothing needs installing in your Microsoft 365 tenant.
Teams on Linux: supported.
Microsoft no longer makes a Teams desktop app for Linux, but Teams in Chrome, Edge or Firefox works well. Blurt captures its audio through PipeWire or PulseAudio.