Meeting notes, without the bot.
Nobody likes the moment a recording bot joins the call. Start recording from your desktop when you choose, see a progressive transcript draft during longer meetings, and get a completed transcript and structured meeting note when you stop. Attendees see you, not a notetaker.
Before you record
Botless does not mean recording-free or permission-free. Confirm participants' consent and your organization's rules for recording, transcription and sharing. Check microphone and system-audio access: an active microphone does not prove remote voices are captured. Make a short authorized sample, then replay it and confirm every needed voice is audible before relying on a full session.
Free to start · macOS & Windows
Illustrative example—not a recorded Cue run.
No recording bot in the participant list
Action items · ready after you stop recording
- Sarah sends pricing copy by Thursday
- Miguel owns the launch email draft
- Recap to the team before 5pm
Progressive transcript draft on your desktop — nothing joins the call
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Why botless matters
A desktop recorder can capture a conversation without adding a participant to the call. That changes how capture starts, not the need for consent: explain the recording and intended use of the notes, and follow the participants' and organization's requirements.
During the call
Choose Start and keep talking. During longer meetings, Cue shows a progressive transcript draft on your screen.
Right after
When you stop, Cue completes the transcript and generates a structured meeting note and action items.
The follow-up
Ask Cue to draft a recap email or a Slack update from the notes in your tone.
Bot notetakers vs. Cue
| Bot notetaker | Cue on your desktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Joins the participant list | Yes — "AI Notetaker has joined" | No. Nothing joins the call. |
| In-person capture | Depends on whether the service also offers a separate recorder. | Use the desktop microphone with permission. |
| Reviewing notes | Review and export options vary by service. | Review the transcript and note in Cue. Check the privacy policy for processing details. |
| After the meeting | Follow-up tools and integrations vary by service. | Review the note, then explicitly give the relevant context to an Agent for a follow-up draft. |
From audio to a checked next step
- Start the right capture. Open Notes → New note → Start recording in Cue, sign in if prompted, and confirm the active recording state. Use the controls in your installed version; opening a note alone does not start recording.
- Finish and check the evidence. Choose Finish and wait for processing. Open the note's Transcript, replay the important passages, and check names, numbers and negations. Keep unknown owners and dates unresolved; a suggestion is not an approved action.
- Choose one next task. Explicitly give the reviewed excerpt to the intended Agent. Ask for an action list or recap draft, with a source reference for each commitment. This does not automatically share all meeting history or authorize sending messages or creating tasks.
Try the meeting notes to action items tutorial: its fictional excerpt and expected checks let you practice without recording a real meeting. If a later call changes a decision, use the decision change-log exercise to keep old and new evidence separate.
No recording permission? Do not record. Use your own authorized written notes or a clearly labeled after-meeting recollection with the meeting follow-up assistant; do not present a recollection as a verbatim transcript. For recording controls, import and context sharing, see the full recording-to-context walkthrough.
If recording or transcription fails
Only my voice was captured
A working microphone does not prove the meeting's system audio was captured. When Cue offers it, use Open Settings to check audio access, then Retry system audio. Continue microphone only does not guarantee remote voices will be included. Check another short authorized sample. If the needed voices are missing, stop and use an authorized source; an Agent cannot reconstruct speech that was not recorded.
Transcription failed or no note appeared
If the recording was saved, open its note and use Retry transcription when offered. Check the displayed sign-in, connection or processing error first. A short or silent capture can show No recording saved; do not assume its audio can be recovered. Keep any original imported file and avoid repeated recordings of the same sensitive conversation.
Email Cue support with your Cue version, operating system and a redacted error description—not private meeting audio or transcripts. See the full recording recovery guide for the next check.
Meeting notes FAQ
Does a bot join my call?
No. Cue runs on your desktop. Nothing joins the meeting, nothing appears in the participant list, and there is no "recording bot has joined" moment.
Does Cue start recording automatically?
No. Cue can recognize meeting context and offer the recorder, but recording begins only after you choose Start. It does not join the call as a participant.
Which meetings can I capture?
Cue can be used alongside calls such as Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or in-person conversations. Remote meetings may require microphone and system-audio access. Microphone-only capture does not guarantee remote voices are included; replay a short authorized sample before relying on it.
What do I get after the meeting?
During longer meetings, Cue shows a progressive transcript draft. When you stop recording, Cue completes the transcript and generates a structured meeting note and action items; you can then ask Cue to draft a recap or follow-up.
Is it free?
Cue is free to start. See current plan information before choosing Cue Plus.
Take notes without adding a bot to the call.
Start with Cue on Mac or Windows, choose when to record from your desktop, and turn the conversation into the next useful action.
They hear what you said.
Cue sees what you're doing.
And does the thing, in supported apps.
What should you do with the notes?
Start with a reviewed excerpt, extract source-supported actions, then draft a follow-up email. The meeting-context learning path explains what to carry into the next task and what to leave unresolved.