talat can record both remote calls and in-person conversations. There are three ways to start a recording: auto-detection, manually from the app, or a global hotkey. Auto-detection only applies to remote calls. For an in-person conversation, you start the recording yourself.
Auto-detection
talat watches for conferencing apps using your microphone. The behaviour is controlled by Settings → Recordings:
- When any conferencing app uses the mic. Records automatically whenever a known conferencing app starts using the mic.
- Only for selected apps. As above, but limited to apps you’ve ticked.
- Ask me first. Shows a notification, and only records if you confirm.
- Never (manual only). Auto-detection stays off, and you start recordings yourself.
talat recognises Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, FaceTime, and calls held in your browser, so Google Meet and other web-based services are detected too. If your conferencing app isn’t picked up, get in touch and we’ll add it.
Manual recording
You can start a recording manually from the main window, or from the talat icon in the menu bar (Mac) or system tray (Windows). This works regardless of your auto-detection setting, and it’s how you capture in-person conversations.
Because talat runs entirely on-device, you can turn your Wi-Fi off for the duration of an in-person conversation if you want to.
Global hotkey
A global hotkey can be configured in Settings → Shortcuts to toggle recording from anywhere.