Skip to main content
Explorer
JimG35
Explorer
March 14, 2022
Solved

Can We Record Meetings With a Free Zoom Account?

If you have a free Zoom account, can you record your Zoom meetings? And if it's a one-on-one meeting that goes beyond 40 minutes, can you record the entire meeting? Thanks!  Jim

      Manny5429
      Manny5429Answer
      Employee
      March 14, 2022

      @JimG35 Yes, you can record up to 40 minutes to your local machine only if you have a free zoom account. 

      Prerequisites for local recordings

      • Basic (Free) account or above
      • Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS, or Linux, version 2.0 or higher

      Note: Local recording is not supported on iOS and Android. See cloud recording for paid accounts if you are using a mobile device.

      https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362473-Enabling-and-starting-local-recordings

      View in thread

      6 replies

      Manny5429
      Employee
      Manny5429Answer
      Employee
      March 14, 2022

      @JimG35 Yes, you can record up to 40 minutes to your local machine only if you have a free zoom account. 

      Prerequisites for local recordings

      • Basic (Free) account or above
      • Zoom desktop client for Windows, macOS, or Linux, version 2.0 or higher

      Note: Local recording is not supported on iOS and Android. See cloud recording for paid accounts if you are using a mobile device.

      https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362473-Enabling-and-starting-local-recordings

      Translate
        Explorer
        JimG35Author
        Explorer
        March 14, 2022

        Thanks so much for this, Manny! 😁

        Translate
          Explorer
          M00M00
          Explorer
          February 4, 2023

          Apparently, as of Jan. 1, 2023 this feature is no longer available. In my longstanding account, the option to RECORD is altogether gone. Oh, BONUS! There was NO NOTICE to me that this would happen. So I go to a meeting only to find the option to record altogether MISSING.

           

          Noicee Zoom!

           

          Translate
          Explorer
          M00M00
          Explorer
          February 27, 2023

          no. this is not true.

           

          apparently with a FREE account you cannot do anything.

           

          zoom sucks!  never a problem before 1/1/2023 when you stopped allowing my account to DO ANYTHING but host a meeting.  free account now means less than nothing..why do i even bother with you zoom? i wonder.

           

          Translate
          New Member
          Wellness Fitness
          New Member
          October 13, 2026

          Thanks

          Translate
          Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
          Copyright © Zoom Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.