Transcribe your Microsoft Teams meetings
Turn any Teams call into an accurate, speaker-labeled transcript — capture the meeting live or drop in a saved recording. Private by default, on Mac and Windows.
Free download. No account required.
Teams' built-in transcription is locked to Teams
Microsoft Teams can transcribe a meeting, but it's gated by your organization's licensing and admin policy, it only works inside Teams, and the transcript lives in the Teams/Stream cloud where it can be hard to export or reuse. If your admin has transcription turned off, or you're on a call in Teams and another tool for a different client, you're stuck with a recording and no usable text.
Vowen works independently of Teams. It can listen to a live call and produce notes as you go, or transcribe a Teams recording you already saved. You get clean text with speakers identified — and because transcription can run on your device, your meeting audio doesn't have to leave your machine or depend on an IT policy.
A Teams transcript you actually control
Speaker labels that stick
Vowen identifies who said what and carries those names through to the summary — not just the raw transcript — so action items are attributed to the right person.
No admin policy required
You don't need your org to enable Teams transcription or a specific license. Vowen transcribes on your side, independent of your tenant's settings.
Export anywhere
Get your transcript as text, Markdown, PDF, or subtitles (SRT/VTT) — instead of a transcript trapped in the Teams or Stream cloud.
Summaries + action items
Beyond the raw transcript, Vowen can generate a structured summary with decisions and next steps using your own AI provider key.
Two ways to transcribe a Teams meeting
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Capture it live
Start Vowen's meeting notes before or during the call. It records the conversation and transcribes as you go, so the transcript is ready when the meeting ends — no bot joins the call.
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Or import a recording
Already have a saved Teams recording? Drop the video or audio file (MP4, M4A, MP3) into Vowen and it transcribes the whole thing.
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Review & label speakers
Vowen separates speakers automatically; rename them once and the labels flow through the transcript and summary.
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Summarize & export
Generate a summary with key decisions and action items, then export the transcript in the format you need.
Common questions.
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Do I need my organization to enable transcription in Teams?
No. Vowen transcribes independently of Teams — it either listens to the call or processes a recording you've saved — so you don't need your admin to turn on Teams transcription or a specific Microsoft 365 license.
Can Vowen transcribe a Teams recording I already have?
Yes. Drop the saved recording (MP4, M4A, or MP3) into Vowen and it will transcribe the entire file, with speaker labels.
Does a bot join the Teams meeting?
No. Vowen captures the audio on your own device rather than joining the call as a participant, so nothing shows up in the meeting for other attendees.
Is my meeting audio uploaded to the cloud?
Not by default. Vowen can transcribe on-device, so your audio stays on your machine. Cloud models are optional and only used if you enable them with your own key.
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