Google Meet Transcript Import

MeetingMind can import Google Meet transcripts saved as Google Docs (copy-paste as .txt). Google Meet's built-in transcription feature saves transcripts directly to Google Drive.

Plan Requirements

Google Meet's transcription feature is not available on the free plan. You need one of these Google Workspace editions:

• Business Standard or Business Plus
• Enterprise Starter, Standard, or Plus
• Education Plus or Teaching and Learning Upgrade
• Workspace Individual

Free plan workaround

If you're on the free plan, you can still get transcripts using live captions. See the Free Plan section below.

Paid Plans (Workspace)

Enable Transcription

Transcription is enabled by default for supported Workspace editions. If it's been disabled:

1. Your Workspace admin goes to Admin Console → Apps → Google Workspace → Google Meet → Meet settings
2. Enable Meeting transcripts

Transcribe a Meeting

1. Start or join a meeting on your computer (transcription is desktop-only)
2. At the bottom right, click Meeting tools (⋮) → Transcripts → Start transcription
3. Click Start to confirm
4. A transcript icon (📝) appears at the top left for all participants
5. The transcript runs until you stop it or the meeting ends

Auto-start transcription

When creating a calendar event, click Video call options → Meeting records and select Transcribe the meeting to have it start automatically.

Find and Download the Transcript

After the meeting:

1. The host, co-hosts, and the person who started transcription receive an email with a link
2. The transcript is also attached to the Google Calendar event
3. Open the transcript — it's a Google Doc saved in the organizer's Google Drive
4. In the Google Doc, go to File → Download → Plain text (.txt)

The transcript includes speaker names and timestamps.

Import into MeetingMind

1. Save or download the Google Doc as a .txt file
2. Folder watcher: Copy the .txt file to your watched folder
3. Manual import: Cmd/Ctrl + P → MeetingMind: Import file → select the file

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Free Plan (Using Captions)

Google Meet's free plan includes live captions but not downloadable transcripts. You can work around this by manually copying the captions.

Enable Captions

1. During a meeting, click CC (Turn on captions) in the bottom toolbar
2. Captions appear at the bottom of your screen in real-time

Copy the Transcript

Unfortunately, Google Meet's free plan doesn't offer a "save transcript" button. Your options:

Option A: Copy from the caption panel

1. Some browser extensions (like Tactiq or Otter) can capture Google Meet captions automatically
2. These tools typically export as .txt which MeetingMind can import

Option B: Use a third-party transcription tool

1. Tools like Otter.ai, Fireflies.ai, or Tactiq can join your Google Meet and transcribe
2. Export from those tools and import into MeetingMind
3. See our Otter.ai or Fireflies.ai guides

Option C: Record and transcribe

1. Record the meeting audio using any screen recorder
2. Use a transcription service (like Whisper, Otter, or Fireflies) to generate a transcript
3. Import the transcript into MeetingMind

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Comparison

Feature	Free Plan	Workspace (Paid)
Live captions	✅	✅
Downloadable transcript	❌	✅
Speaker labels	Captions only	✅
Timestamps	❌	✅
Auto-saved to Drive	❌	✅
MeetingMind compatible	Via workaround	✅ (.txt export)

Tips

• Name your meetings in Google Calendar — the transcript file inherits the event name, and MeetingMind uses the filename as the meeting title
• Google Meet transcripts are Google Docs, so you need to download them as .txt before importing
• For the richest import, pair with AI Enrichment (Pro) to extract summaries and action items
• If you use multiple meeting tools, the folder watcher is the easiest unified workflow — just drop all your exports in one folder

Troubleshooting

No "Transcripts" option in Meeting tools

• Your Workspace edition may not support transcription — check with your admin
• Transcription only works on the desktop web app, not mobile

Transcript is missing speakers

• Google Meet identifies speakers based on who is signed into the meeting
• Guests joining without a Google account may appear as "Unknown"
• Phone dial-in participants may not be identified

Transcript wasn't saved

• Make sure the meeting organizer has enough Google Drive storage
• Transcription must be started before the conversation you want captured — it doesn't retroactively transcribe